An edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians. Synonyms: hard-shell clam, hard clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, quahaug, quahog, round clam.
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Words linked to "Venus mercenaria" : clam, Venus, cherrystone clam, genus Venus, littleneck clam, cherrystone, littleneck |
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