quahaug

qua·hog

also qua·haug Q0011100 (kō′hôg′, -hŏg′, kwô′-, kwō′-)n. An edible clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) of the Atlantic coast of North America, having a hard rounded shell. Also called hard-shell clam, round clam.

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[Narragansett poquaûhock.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quahaug - Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam disheshard-shell clam, quahog, round clamMercenaria mercenaria, hard clam, Venus mercenaria, hard-shell clam, quahaug, quahog, round clam - an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indiansclam - flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clamslittleneck, littleneck clam - a quahog when young and small; usually eaten raw; an important food popular in New Yorkcherrystone, cherrystone clam - small quahog larger than a littleneck; eaten raw or cooked as in e.g. clams casino
	2.	quahaug - an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indianshard clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, Venus mercenaria, quahog, round clam, hard-shell clamclam - burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmnessgenus Venus, Venus - type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shellslittleneck, littleneck clam - a young quahogcherrystone, cherrystone clam - a half-grown quahoghard-shell clam, quahaug, quahog, round clam - Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes