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LITTLENECK CLAM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does littleneck clam mean?
• LITTLENECK CLAM (noun)
The noun LITTLENECK CLAM has 2 senses:
1. a quahog when young and small; usually eaten raw; an important food popular in New York
2. a young quahog
Familiarity information: LITTLENECK CLAM used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A quahog when young and small; usually eaten raw; an important food popular in New York
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
littleneck; littleneck clam
Hypernyms ("littleneck clam" is a kind of...):
hard-shell clam; quahaug; quahog; round clam (Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A young quahog
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
littleneck; littleneck clam
Hypernyms ("littleneck clam" is a kind of...):
hard-shell clam; 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)
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