quahaug

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A form of quahog — An edible clam with a hard shell found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, from species Mercenaria mercenaria, formerly Venus mercenaria.

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quahoghard-shell clamround clamhard clamVenus mercenariaMercenaria mercenaria
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Meanings

nounquahaug (plural quahaugs)

plural quahaugs

  1. alternativedatedAlternative form of quahog (“edible hard-shell clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, used in chowders”).
verbquahaug (third-person singular simple present quahaugs, present participle quahauging, simple past and past participle quahauged)

present singular third person quahaugs · participle present quahauging · participle past quahauged · past quahauged

  1. alternativedatedAlternative form of quahog.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAtlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes

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quahoghard-shell clamround clam
Broader
clam

nounan edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians

Similar
quahoghard-shell clamhard clamround clamVenus mercenariaMercenaria mercenaria
Broader
clam
Also see
hard clamhard-shell clamquahoground clam

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

quahaug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quahaug

MLA

“quahaug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quahaug. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quahaug,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quahaug.

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