ಅರ್ಥ : Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells. Large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : hard-shell clam, quahaug, round clam
ಅರ್ಥ : An edible American clam. The heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : hard clam, hard-shell clam, mercenaria mercenaria, quahaug, round clam, venus mercenaria