cherrystone

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Synonyms: cherry stone, cherrystones

Antonyms: cherry stone, cherrystones

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|certain size range of Q2279087}} {{lb|en|used as a size classification by fish merchants}} {{ellipsis of|en|cherrystone [[clam]]|addl=a [[hard clam#English:_Q2279087|hard clam]] ({{taxfmt|Mercenaria mercenaria|species}}) that has grown to a size within a certain range, being larger than a [[countneck#English:_certain size range of Q2279087|countneck]], [[littleneck#English:_certain size range of Q2279087|littleneck]] or [[topneck#English:_certain size range of Q2279087|topneck]] but smaller than a [[quahog#English:_certain size range of Q2279087|quahog]]}}.
2. {{senseid|en|Q104222510}} {{alt sp|en|cherry stone}}.

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