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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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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

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

From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2023

And then pearl like this thing that the cousin to the quahog has in oysters and, you know, suddenly then they’re back to plain rock.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 22, 2020

The quahog is well known to New England diners as a stuffed clam or in its own kind of chowder.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 26, 2016

He straightens and looks at me like I just coughed up a quahog.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt




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