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littleneck clam
Variant of littleneck
littleneck
definition
☆ little·neck (lit′'l nek′)
noun
the young of the quahog, a round, thick-shelled clam, usually eaten raw
also littleneck clam
Etymology: after Little Neck, Long Island
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