Defenition of the word hard-shell clam

• Defenition of the word hard-shell clam

  • Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes
  • an edible American clam
  • an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians

Synonyms for the word hard-shell clam

• • Mercenaria mercenaria
  • quahaug
  • quahog
  • round clam
  • Venus mercenaria

Meronymys for the word hard-shell clam

• • genus Venus
  • hard-shell clam
  • Mercenaria mercenaria
  • quahaug
  • quahog
  • round clam
  • Venus
  • Venus mercenaria

Hyponyms for the word hard-shell clam

• • cherrystone
  • cherrystone clam
  • littleneck
  • littleneck clam

Hypernyms for the word hard-shell clam

• • clam

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