quahog

English - Turkish

Definition of quahog in English Turkish dictionary: yenilir bir deniz taragı; Venus mercenaria
quahog plum: Sert ve yenilebilir erik türüdür

English - English

Definition of quahog in English English dictionary: Very small clams used in chowders and other clam dishes; To fish for quahogs; An edible clam with a hard shell found along the Atlantic Coast of North America; scientific name Venus mercenaria; {n} the popular name of a large clam; an edible American clam; An edible clam with a hard shell found along the Atlantic Coast of North America. (scientific name Venus mercenaria); It is sold in large quantities, and is highly valued as food; An American market clam (Venus mercenaria); {i} species of large edible clam (native to the waters surrounding the East Coast of the United States); 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; 1The 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 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 clam or large clam; The Native American name for the (East Coast) hard-shelled clam Quahog is also sometimes used to describe very large clams; Thick-shelled edible clam of the U.S. The northern quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria), also known as the cherrystone, littleneck, or hard-shell clam, is 3-5 in. (8-13 cm) long. The dingy white shell is thick and rounded and has prominent concentric lines. It is found in the intertidal zone from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the Gulf of Mexico. It is the most important food clam of the Atlantic coast. The southern quahog (M. campechiensis), found in the intertidal zone from Chesapeake Bay to the West Indies, is about 3-6 in. (8-15 cm) long and has a heavy, white, plump shell; quahaug: Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes; Called also round clam, and hard clam
quahaug: Large clams used in chowders and other clam dishes
The quahog: mercenaria
quahaug: {i} edible American round clam with hard shell
quahaug: An edible clam with a hard shell found along the Atlantic Coast of North America. (scientific name Venus mercenaria)
quahaug: Called also round clam, and hard clam
quahaug: Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes
quahaug: It is sold in large quantities, and is highly valued as food
quahaug: An American market clam (Venus mercenaria)