littleneck clam

Noun littleneck clam has 2 senses

• littleneck clam(n = noun.food) littleneck - a quahog when young and small; usually eaten raw; an important food popular in New York;
is a kind of hard-shell clam, quahaug, quahog, round clam

• littleneck clam(n = noun.animal) littleneck - a young quahog;
is a kind of hard-shell clam, hard clam, mercenaria mercenaria, quahaug, quahog, round clam, venus mercenaria