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Venus mercenaria vs cherrystone clam

cherrystone clam vs Venus mercenaria

Venus mercenaria and cherrystone clam both are nouns.

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

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