| 单词 | hard-shell clam |
| 释义 | hard-shell clam (once / 2363863 pages) n WORD FAMILY hard-shell clam USAGE EXAMPLESThe hard-shell clam is taking center stage this week at 16 restaurants, which are featuring the quahog in various dishes. Washington Times(Mar 22, 2016) And there is the simple hard-shell clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, the northern quahog. New York Times(Jul 14, 2010) 1n an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians Syn|Hypo|Hyper Mercenaria mercenaria, Venus mercenaria, hard clam, quahaug, quahog, round clam littleneck, littleneck clam a young quahog cherrystone, cherrystone clama half-grown quahog clam burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness 2n Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes Syn|Hypo|Hyper quahaug, quahog, round clam littleneck, littleneck clam a quahog when young and small; usually eaten raw; an important food popular in New York cherrystone, cherrystone clamsmall quahog larger than a littleneck; eaten raw or cooked as in e.g. clams casino clam flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams |
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