| cherrystone clam 
 
 1. small quahog larger than a littleneck;
 eaten raw or cooked as in e.g. clams casino
 • Syn:
 cherrystone
 • Hypernyms:
 quahaug, quahog, hard-shell clam, round clam
 2. a half-grown quahog
 • Syn:
 cherrystone
 • Hypernyms:
 quahog, quahaug, hard-shell clam, hard clam, round clam,
 Venus mercenaria, Mercenaria mercenaria
 
 
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