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tridacna

tridacna noun: any member of the genus Tridacna of large saltwater clams with heavy fluted shells.

Noun

tridacna (plural tridacnas)

  1. Any member of the genus Tridacna of large saltwater clams with heavy fluted shells.

Forms of tridacna

pluraltridacnas

Origin of tridacna

From the genus name.

Questions about tridacna

What does tridacna mean?
Tridacna means any member of the genus Tridacna of large saltwater clams with heavy fluted shells.
What part of speech is tridacna?
Tridacna is a noun.
What is the plural of tridacna?
The plural of tridacna is tridacnas.

Words near tridacna in the dictionary

  1. tricylinder
  2. tricylinders
  3. tricylindric
  4. tricylindrical
  5. Trida
  6. tridacna
  7. tridacnas
  8. tridacnid
  9. tridacnids
  10. tridacnine
  11. tridacnines

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