Mercenaria mercenaria vs quahog

Mercenaria mercenaria and quahog both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Mercenaria mercenaria	Yes	No	No	No
quahog	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Mercenaria mercenaria and quahog are synonyms defined as:

Mercenaria mercenaria and quahog: an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians

Other synonyms of Mercenaria mercenaria include hard-shell clam, hard clam, quahaug, round clam, Venus mercenaria.

Mercenaria mercenaria (noun)	quahog (noun)
an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians	an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians
	Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes