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cherrystone clam vs Venus mercenaria

Venus mercenaria vs cherrystone clam

cherrystone clam and Venus mercenaria both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cherrystone clam Yes No No No
Venus mercenaria Yes No No No
As nouns, Venus mercenaria is a hypernym of cherrystone clam; that is, Venus mercenaria is a word with a broader meaning than cherrystone clam:
  • cherrystone clam: a half-grown quahog
  • Venus mercenaria: an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians
Other hypernyms of cherrystone clam include hard-shell clam, hard clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, quahaug, quahog, round clam.
cherrystone clam (noun) Venus mercenaria (noun)
a half-grown quahog an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians
small quahog larger than a littleneck; eaten raw or cooked as in e.g. clams casino
Difference between cherrystone clam and Venus mercenaria

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