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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 Yorkplay

2. a young quahogplay

  Familiarity information: LITTLENECK CLAM used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LITTLENECK CLAM (noun)


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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