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Mercenaria mercenaria vs cherrystone

cherrystone vs Mercenaria mercenaria

Mercenaria mercenaria and cherrystone both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Mercenaria mercenaria Yes No No No
cherrystone Yes No No No
As nouns, cherrystone is a hyponym of Mercenaria mercenaria; that is, cherrystone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Mercenaria mercenaria:
  • Mercenaria mercenaria: an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians
  • cherrystone: a half-grown quahog
Other hyponyms of Mercenaria mercenaria include littleneck, littleneck clam, cherrystone clam.
Mercenaria mercenaria (noun) cherrystone (noun)
an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians a half-grown quahog
small quahog larger than a littleneck; eaten raw or cooked as in e.g. clams casino
Difference between Mercenaria mercenaria and cherrystone

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