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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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