Definition of Mercenaria mercenaria

1. Noun. An edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Mercenaria Mercenaria

Mephitis
Mephitis macroura
Mephitis mephitis
Meprin
Meralgia paraesthetica
Merc
Mercalli scale
Mercator
Mercator's projection
Mercator projection
Mercatorian
Merce Cunningham
Mercedario
Mercedes
Mercedes-Benz
Mercenaria mercenaria (current term)
Mercia
Mercian
Mercians
Mercier
Mercier's bar
Mercier's sound
Mercier's valve
Merck Manual
Merckx
Mercouri
Mercs
Mercurialis
Mercurialis annua
Mercurialis perennis

Literary usage of Mercenaria mercenaria

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Use of Sediment Quality Guidelines and Related Tools for the Assessment of by Richard J. Wenning (2005)
"Comparative in situ and laboratory sediment bioassays with juvenile Mercenaria mercenaria. Environ Toxicol Chem 21:1651- 1657. Ringwood AH, Keppler CJ. ..."

2. Report on the Invertebrata of Massachusetts by Augustus Addison Gould, Massachusetts Zoological and Botanical Survey (1870)
"Mercenaria mercenaria, CHENU, Man. de Conch, ii. 82, figs. 356-358 (1862). Shell large, thick, and solid, obliquely ovate, or heart-shaped, ..."

3. American Journal of Conchology by George Washington Tryon, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Conchological Section (1871)
"Neither the original specific nor generic name can be altered ; justice requires that Mercenaria mercenaria, and Gemma ¡/emma shall stand, however inelegant ..."

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