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quahog

[kwaw-hawg, -hog, kwoh-, koh-, kwuh-hawg, -hog] / ˈkwɔ hɔg, -hɒg, kwoʊ-, ˈkoʊ-, kwəˈhɔg, -ˈhɒg /
NOUN
clam
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He chortles as Thoreau gets sick over a quahog.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

And the ocean quahog, a type of clam that can live more than 500 years, making it the longest living animal, is predicted to struggle.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2025

McManus said the hunt for an answer to the quahog decline is complex.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2023

He determined that Abra-clam was part of the mercenaria campechiensis species, also known as the southern quahog.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 11, 2023

Doctor Gordon’s private hospital crowned a grassy rise at the end of a long, secluded drive that had been whitened with broken quahog shells.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath


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