Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hard-shell_clam

2 senses of hard-shell clam

Sense 1
quahaug, quahog, hard-shell clam, round clam -- (Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes)
       => clam -- (flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams)

Sense 2
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)
       => clam -- (burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness)