Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cherrystone_clam

2 senses of cherrystone clam

Sense 1
cherrystone, cherrystone clam -- (small quahog larger than a littleneck; eaten raw or cooked as in e.g. clams casino)
       => quahaug, quahog, hard-shell clam, round clam -- (Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes)

Sense 2
cherrystone, cherrystone clam -- (a half-grown quahog)
       => quahog, quahaug, hard-shell clam, hard clam, round clam, Venus mercenaria, Mercenaria mercenaria -- (an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians)