venus mercenaria

Noun
  1. An edible American clam;
    The heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians (synset 101960679)
    is a type of: clam - burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
    subtypes:
    belongs to: genus venus, venus - type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells
    has: hard-shell clam, quahaug, quahog, round clam - Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes
    same as: hard clam, hard-shell clam, mercenaria mercenaria, quahaug, quahog, round clam

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