English noun: hard clam | |||
1. | hard clam (animal) an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians | ||
Synonyms | hard-shell clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, quahaug, quahog, round clam, Venus mercenaria | ||
Broader (hypernym) | clam | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cherrystone, cherrystone clam, littleneck, littleneck clam | ||
Part holonym | hard-shell clam, quahaug, quahog, round clam | ||
Member meronym | genus Venus, Venus | ||