Difference between Clam and Scallop

What is the difference between Clam and Scallop?

Clam as a noun is a bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (mya arenaria), the quahog or round clam (venus mercenaria), the sea clam or hen clam (spisula solidissima), and other species of the united states. the name is said to have been given originally to the tridacna gigas, a huge east indian bivalve. while Scallop as a noun is any of various marine bivalve molluscs of the family pectinidae which are free-swimming.

We hope you now know whether to use Clam or Scallop in your sentence.