单词 | hard clam |
释义 | > as lemmashard clam hard clam n. an edible marine bivalve mollusc, Mercenaria mercenaria (family Veneridae), native to the eastern coast of North America; also called quahog, hardshell clam.Contrasted with soft clam n. at soft adj. Compounds 2c. ΚΠ 1825 N.Y. Minerva 16 July 236/1 The myas and the venus, or the soft and hard clams, as the people call them. 1934 F. M. Farmer Boston Cooking-School Cook Bk. xiii. 171 Manhattan Clam Chowder, 1 pint hard clams, finely chopped... 2 cups stewed tomatoes, strained if desired. 2013 Newsday (N.Y.) (Nexis) 16 Oct. a14 Brown tide algae..[have] returned to Long Island's South Shore at a time of year that helps set next spring's hard-clam reproductive season. < as lemmas |
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