Noun: Mercenaria mercenaria
- An edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians
"The Mercenaria mercenaria shells were polished to make traditional wampum";
- quahog, quahaug, hard-shell clam, hard clam, round clam, Venus mercenaria
Type of: clam
Part of: genus Venus, Venus
Encyclopedia: Mercenaria mercenaria