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Tridacna

Tridacna Meaning & Definition
Tridacna Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tridacna?

[n] type genus of the family Tridacnidae: giant clams

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tridacna: genus Tridacna

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See Also | family Tridacnidae | giant clam | mollusk genus | Tridacna gigas | Tridacnidae

Tridacna In Webster's Dictionary

\Tri*dac"na\, n. [L., pl., a kind of oysters, fr. Gr. ? eaten at three bites, ? tri- + ? to bite.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of very large marine bivalve shells found on the coral reefs of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. One species ({T. gigas}) often weighs four or five hundred pounds, and is sometimes used for baptismal fonts. Called also {paw shell}, and {fountain shell}.

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