Definition of venus mercenaria Venus mercenaria
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| venus mercenaria - an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians | ||
| quahog, quahaug, hard-shell clam, hard 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 | ||
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