Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

venus mercenaria

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: venus merce-nar-ia
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians

Synonyms

quahog quahaug hard-shell clam hard clam round clam Mercenaria mercenaria

Questions

What does venus mercenaria mean?: an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians

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