We found 1 definitions of hard clam from 1 different sources.
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hard clam - an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians | ||
quahog, quahaug, hard-shell clam, round clam, Venus mercenaria, Mercenaria mercenaria | ||
clam burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness | ||
genus venus, venus type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells | ||
littleneck, littleneck clam a young quahog | ||
cherrystone, cherrystone clam a half-grown quahog |