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TRIDACNA GIGAS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A large clam inhabiting reefs in the southern Pacific and weighing up to 500 pounds
Synonyms:
giant clam; Tridacna gigas
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Tridacna gigas" is a kind of...):
clam (burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness)
Holonyms ("Tridacna gigas" is a member of...):
genus Tridacna; Tridacna (type genus of the family Tridacnidae: giant clams)