单词 | hard-shell clam |
释义 | hard-shell clam in British Englishnoun another name for quahog quahog in British English (ˈkəʊˌhɒɡ), quohog (ˈkwəʊˌhɒɡ) or quahaug (ˈkwɑːˌhɒɡ, ˈkəʊˌhɒɡ) noun an edible clam, Venus (or Mercenaria) mercenaria, native to the Atlantic coast of North America, having a large heavy rounded shell Also called: hard-shell clam, hard-shell, round clam. Compare soft-shell clam Word origin C18: from Narraganset, short for poquauhock, from pohkeni dark + hogki shell |
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