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hard-shell clam
| hard-shell crab
| hard-shelled
| hard-skinned puffball
| hard-surfaced
| hard-tack
hard-shell clam
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun hard-shell clam has 2 senses
- hard-shell clam(n = noun.food) quahaug, quahog, round clam - Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes; Array is a part of hard-shell clam, hard clam, mercenaria mercenaria, quahaug, quahog, round clam, venus mercenaria
- hard-shell clam(n = noun.animal) hard clam, mercenaria mercenaria, quahaug, quahog, round clam, venus mercenaria - an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians; Array is a kind of clam
is a kind of clam
has particulars: littleneck, littleneck clam, cherrystone, cherrystone clam
is a member of genus venus, venus
has particulars: littleneck, littleneck clam, cherrystone, cherrystone clam
has parts: hard-shell clam, quahaug, quahog, round clam
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