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qua·hog
also qua·haug (kō′hôg′, -hŏg′, kwô′-, kwō′-)n.
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
orquahaug
n
(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 dishesMercenaria 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 Indiansclam - 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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