quahog

/ˈkəʊ.hɒɡ//ˈkwɔ.hɔɡ/

noun

  1. 1

    An edible clam with a hard shell found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, from species Mercenaria mercenaria, formerly Venus mercenaria.

  2. 2

    A similar edible clam found along coasts around the North Atlantic, generally in deeper waters, the ocean quahog, black quahog, mahogany clam or Icelandic cyprine, Arctica islandica

verb

  1. 1

    To dig for quahogs.

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