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qua·hog

also qua·haug (kō′hôg′, -hŏg′, kwô′-, kwō′-)

An edible clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) of the Atlantic coast of North America, having a hard rounded shell. Also called hard-shell clam, round clam.

[Narragansett poquaûhock.]

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quahog

(ˈkəʊˌhɒɡ) ,

quohog

quahaug

(Animals) an edible clam, Venus (or Mercenaria) mercenaria, native to the Atlantic coast of North America, having a large heavy rounded shell. Also called: hard-shell clam, hard-shell or round clam Compare soft-shell clam

[C18: from Narraganset, short for poquauhock, from pohkeni dark + hogki shell]

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qua•hog

or qua•haug

(ˈkoʊ hɔg, -hɒg, ˈkwoʊ-, ˈkwɔ-)

n.

a thick-shelled, edible clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, of Atlantic North American coasts.

[1745–55, Amer.; < Narragansett (E sp.) poquaûhock]

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Noun	1.	quahog - Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes hard-shell clam, quahaug, round clam Mercenaria mercenaria, hard clam, Venus mercenaria, hard-shell clam, quahaug, quahog, round clam - an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians clam - flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams littleneck, littleneck clam - a quahog when young and small; usually eaten raw; an important food popular in New York cherrystone, cherrystone clam - small quahog larger than a littleneck; eaten raw or cooked as in e.g. clams casino
	2.	quahog - an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians hard clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, Venus mercenaria, quahaug, round clam, hard-shell clam clam - burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness genus Venus, Venus - type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells littleneck, littleneck clam - a young quahog cherrystone, cherrystone clam - a half-grown quahog hard-shell clam, quahaug, quahog, round clam - Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes

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