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Venus mercenaria vs clam

clam vs Venus mercenaria

Venus mercenaria and clam both are nouns.

Venus mercenaria is not a verb while clam is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Venus mercenaria Yes No No No
clam Yes No Yes No
As nouns, clam is a hypernym of Venus mercenaria; that is, clam is a word with a broader meaning than Venus mercenaria:
  • Venus mercenaria: an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians
  • clam: burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
Venus mercenaria (noun) clam (noun)
an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams
a piece of paper money worth one dollar
Venus mercenaria (verb) clam (verb)
gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean
Difference between Venus mercenaria and clam

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