a clam of a certain size and type
a type of hard-shelled clam of the Atlantic coast of North America
The American Indian name for the East Coast hard shell clam. It is also used to describe the largest of these hard shell clams. Other names used are, chowder or large clam.
The Native American name for the (East Coast) hard-shelled clam. Quahog is also sometimes used to describe very large clams.
Mercenaria mercenaria, a commercially important bivalve mollusk native to Massachusetts. Also known as the hard clam, littleneck, cherrystone, and chowder clam.
The hard clam or quahog. In coastal areas of New England, restaurants known as raw bars specialize in serving cherrystones served raw on an opened half-shell, usually with a cocktail sauce with horseradish, and often with lemon. Sometimes, quahogs are steamed and dipped in butter, though not as commonly as their soft-shelled clam cousin, the "steamer".
A hard-shelled mollusk with purple coloring on the inside edge. The word "quahog" is derived from the Wampanoag word "paqah."
a hard-shell clam of excellent quality. Large size (4-5 inches), are called quahogs; smaller sizes are know as cherrystones (3 inches), and littlenecks (1 1/2 inches). Quahogs are best for chowders.