littleneck

English Thesaurus

1. a young quahog (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	hard clam, hard-shell clam, mercenaria mercenaria, quahaug, quahog, round clam, venus mercenaria,
definition	:	an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians (noun.animal)

2. a quahog when young and small; usually eaten raw; an important food popular in New York (noun.food)

hypernym	:	hard-shell clam, quahaug, quahog, round clam,
definition	:	Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes (noun.food)