noun
- a type of clam or quahog found in North American coastal waters
Usage: regional; dialectal
Examples
- The fishermen gathered scuppaugs from the shallow bay.
- Local restaurants featured fresh scuppaugs in their seafood chowder.
- Native Americans traditionally harvested scuppaugs along the coast.
- The scuppaugs were buried deep in the sandy bottom.
- She learned to identify scuppaugs by their distinctive shells.