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Noun: littleneck  'li-t(u)l,nek
  1. A quahog when young and small; usually eaten raw; an important food popular in New York
    - littleneck clam
     
  2. A young quahog
    - littleneck clam

Derived forms: littlenecks

Type of: hard clam, hard-shell clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, quahaug, quahog, round clam, Venus mercenaria

Encyclopedia: Littleneck