HyperDic: tridacna_gigas

English > 1 sense of the expression Tridacna gigas:
NOUNanimalTridacna gigas, giant clama large clam inhabiting reefs in the southern Pacific and weighing up to 500 pounds
English > Tridacna gigas: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA large clam inhabiting reefs in the southern Pacific and weighing up to 500 pounds.
Synonymgiant clam
Member ofTridacna, genus Tridacnatype genus of the family Tridacnidae
Broaderclamburrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud

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