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littleneck clam

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Noun1.littleneck clam - a quahog when young and small; usually eaten raw; an important food popular in New York
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 clam - a young quahog
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

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Native littleneck clams are found in waters from California to Alaska.
One of the better pasta offerings, the linguine with fresh littleneck clams ($12.
50), for example, described as green mussels and Littleneck clams in a buttery sake broth with chopped tomato, sounded alluring one time.
 
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