round clam

Questions about round clam

What does round clam mean?

round clam means "Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for round clam?

Close synonyms include quahaug, quahog, hard-shell clam, quahog, quahaug. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is round clam a common word?

round clam is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.