qua·hog
 quahog
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- pronunciation:
- kwaw
hag
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kwaw
hawg
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kw
hag
[or]
kw
hawg
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word History, Word Explorer
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a small, round clam that lives in the ocean along the eastern coast of North America. Quahogs are mollusks with a soft body and a hard shell. Quahogs are eaten by people.
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Quahog is a form of a Pequot Algonquin word that means "hard clam."