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PRONUNCIATION OF HARD-SHELL CLAM

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HARD-SHELL CLAM

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Hard-Shell clam is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HARD-SHELL CLAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hard-shell clam

Hard clam

The hard clam, also known as a quahog, round clam, or hard-shell clam, is an edible marine bivalve mollusk which is native to the eastern shores of North America, from Prince Edward Island to the Yucatán Peninsula. It is one of many unrelated edible bivalves which in the United States are frequently referred to simply as clams, as in the expression "clam digging". Older literature sources may use the systematic name Venus mercenaria; this species is in the family Veneridae, the venus clams. Confusingly, the "ocean quahog" is a different species, Arctica islandica, which, although superficially similar in shape, is in a different family of bivalves: it is rounder than the hard clam, usually has black periostracum, and there is no pallial sinus in the interior of the shell. They have been known to live up to 500 years. In 2006 a Quahog clam was taken from the ocean floor at the north coast of Iceland. It was later confirmed to be 507 years old and is recognized as the world's longest lived non-colonial animal.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE HARD-SHELL CLAM

bedlam
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Malayalam
on the lam
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Synonyms and antonyms of hard-shell clam in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «hard-shell clam» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HARD-SHELL CLAM

Find out the translation of hard-shell clam to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hard-shell clam from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hard-shell clam» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

硬壳蛤
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

almeja rígida
570 millions of speakers

English

hard-shell clam
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अविचल क्लैम
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

يصعب قذيفة البطلينوس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

твердой скорлупой моллюск
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de casca dura clam
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কঠিন শেল clam
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

La praire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kerang keras
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hartschalenmuschel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ホンビノスガイ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하드 쉘 조개
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hard-shell clam
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

cứng vỏ sò
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடின ஷெல் கம்மி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हार्ड-शेल कळपा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sert kabuklu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hard- shell clam
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hard -shell clam
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

твердою шкаралупою молюск
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

greu - cu clapeta
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

σκληρό κέλυφος αχιβάδα
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

hardeskil clam
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

hårt skal mussla
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

hardt skall musling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hard-shell clam

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HARD-SHELL CLAM»

The term «hard-shell clam» is normally little used and occupies the 123.120 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HARD-SHELL CLAM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hard-shell clam

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HARD-SHELL CLAM»

Discover the use of hard-shell clam in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hard-shell clam and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods
From mid-California southward along the California coast,a delicious hard-shell clam called the pismo (Tivela stultorum) is now protected by law from excessive harvesting. One of the largest of the California clams, the pismo can grow up to 7  ...
Michael T. Murray, Joseph E. Pizzorno, 2005
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The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink
Five species of clams make in 1873. up the bulk of the U.S. commercial harvest: surf clam (Spisula solidissima), ocean quahog (Arctica islandica), hard-shell clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria), and Manila clam ...
Andrew F. Smith, 2007
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Biology of the Hard Clam
Res., 8'. 345-354. Richardson, C.A. and Walker, R, 1991. The age structure of a population of the hard-shell clam, Mercenaria mercenaria from Southampton Water, England, derived form acetate peel replicas of shell sections. ICES J. Mar.
J.N. Kraeuter, M. Castagna, 2001
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JOC All New Rev. - 1997
Slit the Hard-shell clam Geoduck skin of the “neck,” or siphon, and pull off the tough neck skin. Best cooking techniques: Steaming, deep-frying, in soups and chowders, cut up if large. Substitute: Mussels. When is it done? If steamed, when the ...
Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, 1997
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The Culinarian: A Kitchen Desk Reference
PISMO: Thick hard—shell clam of the Pacific coast. OUAHOG: Edible clam with a large, thick, hard shell, often three or more inches in diameter, of the Atlantic coast. RAZOR: Long, narrow, razor—shaped soft—shell clam of the Pacific coast.
Barbara Ann Kipfer, 2012
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Speaking of Animals: A Dictionary of Animal Metaphors
... or quahog (WNNCD: 1796); the hard-shell clam (WNNCD: 1799); the soft-shell crab, i.e., one that has recently shed its shell (WNNCD: 1805); and the hard-shell crab (WNNCD: 1902). The first metaphorical use of these modifiers, however, ...
Robert Allen Palmatier, 1995
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The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America
Native Americans used the hard-shell clam, also known as a quahog, as a source of food and medium of exchange and for sealing friendships. The purple part of the shell, along with the white part of periwinkle shells, were fashioned into ...
Andrew Smith, Bruce Kraig, 2013
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Pacific Feast: A Cook's Guide to West Coast Foraging and Cuisine
Now that's a hard-shell clam! Northwest hard-shell clams include Manila and native littlenecks, cockles, butter clams, horse clams, and bent-nosed (Macoma) clams, to name a few. Hard-shell clams sport a relatively tough armor of calcium ...
Jennifer Hahn, 2010
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The Visual Food Encyclopedia
The ocean quahog can be over 5 inches wide, and the hard-shell clam or littleneck (Mercenaria mercenaria) can be almost 6 inches wide. The soft-shell clamor long-neck(Mya arenaria) can also be over 5 inches wide but usually measures ...
QA International Collectif
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Recipes & Information
The hard-shell clam: also known as northern quahog (pronounced ko'-hog) and has other names depending on its size. In general, the smaller the clam, the more you pay per pound. Quahog clams: the largest size. The meat is tough, but they ...
Sandy Stein, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARD-SHELL CLAM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hard-shell clam is used in the context of the following news items.
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Summer hideaways: Best US seaside escapes
At low-key Sayle's seafood market you can sit for scallops and quohaug (local hard-shell clam) chowder or have your 3.5-pound lobster of ... «CNN, Jun 15»
2
Jane Says: Don't Forget About Clams, the Other Sustainable Shellfish
Atlantic Hard-Shell Clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) This clam, which is also known as a quahog (pronounced KO-hog, and more about that in a ... «TakePart, Jan 15»
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Quahogger's Jamboree in Warwick to celebrate local shellfishing
Known almost everywhere but Rhode Island as a hard-shell clam, the quahog is the backbone of the state's shellfishing industry — an industry ... «The Providence Journal, Jun 14»
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Pet Health Ingredients for Dietary Supplements
Alley-Zarkades says that her company is looking at quahog—hard-shell clam— as a new source. “The amount of hyaluronic acid in quahog is ... «Nutritional Outlook, Oct 13»
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Limbaugh names Obama's Syria plan “Operation: Shuck & Jive” An …
How to Shuck a Hard-Shell Clam. PlayClick to Play. How to Shuck an Oyster. PlayClick to Play. How to Shuck a Clam. PlayClick to Play. «Salon, Sep 13»
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Dinner With Seamus Heaney: A Remembrance
A cherrystone clam is a hard-shell clam, with a thick, tough shell, and these were heart-shaped, with concentric growth lines, like those on a ... «The New Republic, Aug 13»
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The Recipe For Immortality
The hard-shell clam Arctica islandica can live more than 400 years (judging from annual shell rings) in nearly freezing water, where rates of ... «Discover Magazine, Oct 12»
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Freeport fights green crab invasion
They'd also like to reintroduce mussels and scallops to the area, and maybe bring in quahogs, a hard-shell clam more common from ... «Press Herald, May 12»
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Summer Among the Trees
Jan enjoys painting seascapes, quahaugging (the venerable New England tradition of hard-shell clam digging), and taking classes at the ... «Martha's Vineyard Magazine, Jul 11»
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A Clam Institution Worth Its Weight in Bellies
The menu includes HoJo-style hard-shell clam strips, oysters, smelt, soft-shell crab, and tiny bay scallops. But like almost everyone else, I'm ... «The Atlantic, Aug 10»

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