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Definition of Mercenaria mercenaria
1. Noun. An edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians.
Generic synonyms: Clam
Group relationships: Genus Venus, Venus
Specialized synonyms: Littleneck, Littleneck Clam, Cherrystone, Cherrystone Clam
Terms within: Hard-shell Clam, Quahaug, Quahog, Round Clam
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mercenaria Mercenaria
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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