Noun: littleneck clam
- A quahog when young and small; usually eaten raw; an important food popular in New York
"The seafood platter included fresh littleneck clams on ice";
- littleneck
- A young quahog
"The restaurant served littleneck clams on the half shell";
- littleneck
Derived forms: littleneck clams
Type of: hard clam, hard-shell clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, quahaug, quahog, round clam, Venus mercenaria
Encyclopedia: Littleneck clam