An edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians. Synonyms: hard-shell clam, hard clam, quahaug, quahog, round clam, Venus mercenaria.
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Words linked to "Mercenaria mercenaria" : genus Venus, cherrystone, clam, Venus, littleneck clam, littleneck, cherrystone clam |
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