English noun: round clam |
1. | round clam (food) Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes |
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| Synonyms | hard-shell clam, quahaug, quahog |
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| Broader (hypernym) | clam |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | cherrystone, cherrystone clam, littleneck, littleneck clam |
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| Part meronym | hard clam, hard-shell clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, quahaug, quahog, round clam, Venus mercenaria |
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2. | round clam (animal) an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians |
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| Synonyms | hard clam, hard-shell clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, quahaug, quahog, Venus mercenaria |
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| Broader (hypernym) | clam |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | cherrystone, cherrystone clam, littleneck, littleneck clam |
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| Part holonym | hard-shell clam, quahaug, quahog, round clam |
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| Member meronym | genus Venus, Venus |
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