littleneck

lit·tle·neck  (ltl-nk)

n.

The quahog clam when small and suitable for eating raw. Also called littleneck clam.

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[After Little Neck Bay, off western Long Island, New York.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	littleneck - a quahog when young and small; usually eaten raw; an important food popular in New York littleneck clam hard-shell clam, quahaug, quahog, round clam - Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes
	2.	littleneck - a young quahog littleneck clam Mercenaria mercenaria, hard clam, Venus mercenaria, hard-shell clam, quahaug, quahog, round clam - an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians