Tridacna

Definition of Tridacna

Tri`dac´na
n.1.(Zool.) A genus of very large marine bivalve shells found on the coral reefs of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. One species (Tridacna gigas) often weighs four or five hundred pounds, and is sometimes used for baptismal fonts. Called also paw shell, and fountain shell.

Related Words

family Tridacnidae, genus Tridacna, giant clam, mollusk genus, Tridacna gigas, Tridacnidae
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Triclinate
Tricliniary
Triclinic
Triclinium
Tricoccous
Tricolor
Tricolored
Tricornigerous
Tricorporal
Tricostate
Tricot
Tricrotic
Tricrotism
Tricrotous
Tricurvate
Tricuspid
Tricuspid valve
tricuspid valves
Tricuspidate
Tricycle
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Tridactyl
Tridactylous
Triddler
Tride
Tridecane
Tridecatoic
Tridecatylene
Trident
Trident bat
Tridentate
Tridented
Tridentiferous
Tridentine
Tridiapason
Tridimensional
Triding
Triduan
Tridymite
Tried
Triedral
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