hard-shell clam

noun

: quahog

called also hard-shelled clam

Examples of hard-shell clam in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The hard-shell clam Arctica islandica can live more than 400 years (judging from annual shell rings) in nearly freezing water, where rates of metabolism are very low. — George Church, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2012

Word History

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined above

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