noun🔗ShareAlmeja americanaAn edible clam with a hard shell found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, from species Mercenaria mercenaria, formerly Venus mercenaria."My grandmother used to collect quahogs on the beach near her house. "Mi abuela solía recolectar almejas americanas en la playa cerca de su casa.foodanimalbiologyoceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAlmeja quahogA similar edible clam found along coasts around the North Atlantic, generally in deeper waters, the ocean quahog, black quahog, mahogany clam or Icelandic cyprine, Arctica islandica"The fisherman hauled up his nets, hoping for a good catch of cod and quahog. "El pescador izó sus redes, esperando una buena captura de bacalao y almejas quahog.foodanimaloceanbiologynaturefishChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCavar almejas quahogTo dig for quahogs."Every summer, my family goes to the beach and we quahog for our clambake. "Cada verano, mi familia va a la playa y cavamos almejas quahog para nuestra fiesta de almejas.foodactionfishnauticalenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
