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English noun: Mercenaria mercenaria

1. Mercenaria mercenaria (animal) an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians


Synonymshard clam, hard-shell clam, quahaug, quahog, round clam, Venus mercenaria


Broader (hypernym)clam


Narrower (hyponym)cherrystone, cherrystone clam, littleneck, littleneck clam


Part holonymhard-shell clam, quahaug, quahog, round clam


Member meronymgenus Venus, Venus









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