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Mercenaria mercenaria vs cherrystone clam

cherrystone clam vs Mercenaria mercenaria

Mercenaria mercenaria and cherrystone clam both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Mercenaria mercenaria Yes No No No
cherrystone clam Yes No No No
As nouns, cherrystone clam is a hyponym of Mercenaria mercenaria; that is, cherrystone clam 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 clam: a half-grown quahog
Other hyponyms of Mercenaria mercenaria include littleneck, littleneck clam, cherrystone.
Mercenaria mercenaria (noun) cherrystone clam (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 clam

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