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GENUS TRIDACNA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the family Tridacnidae: giant clams
Synonyms:
genus Tridacna; Tridacna
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Tridacna" is a kind of...):
mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)
Meronyms (members of "genus Tridacna"):
giant clam; Tridacna gigas (a large clam inhabiting reefs in the southern Pacific and weighing up to 500 pounds)
Holonyms ("genus Tridacna" is a member of...):
family Tridacnidae; Tridacnidae (large marine hard-shell clams)
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