| littleneck clam 
 
 1. a quahog when young and small;
 usually eaten raw;
 an important food popular in New York
 • Syn:
 littleneck
 • Hypernyms:
 quahaug, quahog, hard-shell clam, round clam
 2. a young quahog
 • Syn:
 littleneck
 • Hypernyms:
 quahog, quahaug, hard-shell clam, hard clam, round clam,
 Venus mercenaria, Mercenaria mercenaria
 
 
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