cherrystone

n. 樱桃核, 小蛤蜊

词形变化

cherrystones 复数 cherrystones

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Ellipsis of cherrystone clam, a hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) that has grown to a size within a certain range, being larger than a countneck, littleneck or topneck but smaller than a quahog.

  2. 2.

    Synonym of cherry pit.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 8

stone pit quahog hard-shell clam quahaug round clam endocarp hard clam

词源

From cherry + stone. The name of the clam came from a fancied resemblance to a cherry's stone. The fancied resemblance is in shape, color, and sheen, not in size; the clams are several inches across.

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