Quahog

Definition: Quahog

Quahog

Noun

1. Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes.

2. An edible American clam.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: Quahog

Crosswords: Quahog

In other news, an accident caused the Quahog cable television transmitter to be knocked out, which will prevent broadcasting to the entire city. (Family Guy; writing credit: Dolores Payás)

My wife is a bitter old hag, she's in Quahog and cant hear a word we're saying. (Family Guy; writing credit: Dolores Payás)

Our top story tonight, I have been cast as the lead in the Quahog Players' production of The King And I. (Family Guy; writing credit: Dolores Payás)

Uh, guys, we're back on in Quahog. (Family Guy; writing credit: Dolores Payás)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

A black lab walks over hundreds of pounds of quahogs that were dug up by local shellfishermen for transplant to quahog spawner sanctuaries off Sakonnet River and outer Greenwich Bay. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

One of the volunteer transfer vessels loaded with hard-shell clams waiting to be transferred to the quahog spawner sanctuaries. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

A slide that outlines the purpose of the quahog sanctuaries and its partners. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

A schematic showing areas designated for the quahog spawner sanctuaries. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

The first in the beginning of a series of photos that were taken while the DEM dredged and raked quahogs to determine suitable donor sites to take quahogs from to initiate the quahog spawner sanctuaries. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Art Ganz of RI DEM "tongs" for quahogs during the process of locating appropriate donor sites for the quahog spawner sanctuaries. "Tonging" was the traditional method for harvesting quahogs from RI Bay waters. The newer generations of shellfishermen use "bullrakes". Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

A quahog tong filled with quahogs, Mercenaria mercenaria. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

North Inlet - Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. The Northern quahog, Mercenaria mercenaria, thrives in the muddy sands of estuaries. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR).

Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Northern quahog - Mercenaria mercenaria. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR).

Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Quahog - Mercenaria mercenaria. The quahog clam fishery is the largest in the state of Rhode Island. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR).

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Danish

quahog-venusmusling (hard clam, quahaug, round clam), en art venusmusling (calicoclam, carpetshell, clam, grooved carpetshell, hard clam, hard shelled clam, quahaug, round clam). (various references)

Dutch

clam (hard clam, quahaug, round clam), Amerikaanse venusschelp (hard clam, hard shelled clam, quahaug, round clam). (various references)

Finnish

kampavenussimpukka (hard clam, quahaug, round clam). (various references)

French

praire plate (quahaug), praire (quahaug), clam (quahaug). (various references)

German

Quahog-Muschel (hard clam, hard shelled clam, quahaug, round clam), Venusmuschel (clam), Nördliche Venusmuschel (hard clam, hard shelled clam, quahaug, round clam). (various references)

Greek 

σκληρή γυαλιστερή (hard clam, quahaug, round clam), μύδι (clam, mussel), είδοσ οστρέου. (various references)

Italian

cappa dura (hard clam, hard shelled clam, quahaug, round clam). (various references)

Pig Latin

ahogquay

Portuguese

clame redonda (hard clam, hard shelled clam, quahaug, round clam), clame (hard clam, hard shelled clam, quahaug, round clam). (various references)

Russian 

венус. (various references)

Spanish

mercenaria (hard clam, hard shelled clam, quahaug, round clam). (various references)

Swedish

hård venusmussla (hard clam, quahaug, round clam). (various references)

Mercenaria mercenaria, Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus), Venus mercenaria. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "quahog": quahogs. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Quahog" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: quah, quahig, quahoag, Qualo, quao, quauhog, quohog. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: quag.

-3 letters: ago, goa, hag, hao, hog, hug, qua, ugh.

-4 letters: ag, ah, go, ha, ho, oh, uh.

+1 letter: quahogs.