quahog   (TTS Sound)

The noun quahog has 2 senses

• quahaug, quahog, hard-shell clam, round clam -- (Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes)


• 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)