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Venus mercenaria vs cherrystone

cherrystone vs Venus mercenaria

Venus mercenaria and cherrystone both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Venus mercenaria Yes No No No
cherrystone Yes No No No
As nouns, cherrystone is a hyponym of Venus mercenaria; that is, cherrystone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Venus mercenaria:
  • Venus mercenaria: an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians
  • cherrystone: a half-grown quahog
Other hyponyms of Venus mercenaria include littleneck, littleneck clam, cherrystone clam.
Venus 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 Venus mercenaria and cherrystone

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