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quahog

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
quahog /ˈkwôhôɡ, ˈkwɔhɔɡ / (also quahaug)
▸ noun North American a large, rounded edible clam of the Atlantic coast of North America. Also called hard clam, hard-shell clam.
Venus mercenaria, family Veneridae.
– ORIGIN mid 18th century : from Narragansett poquaûhock.