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Venus mercenaria vs littleneck

littleneck vs Venus mercenaria

Venus mercenaria and littleneck both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Venus mercenaria Yes No No No
littleneck Yes No No No
As nouns, littleneck is a hyponym of Venus mercenaria; that is, littleneck 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
  • littleneck: a young quahog
Other hyponyms of Venus mercenaria include littleneck clam, cherrystone, cherrystone clam.
Venus mercenaria (noun) littleneck (noun)
an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians a young quahog
a quahog when young and small; usually eaten raw; an important food popular in New York
Difference between Venus mercenaria and littleneck

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