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T gigas
Tridacna Tri*dac"na, n. [L., pl., a kind of oysters, fr. Gr. ? eaten at three bites, ? tri- + ? to bite.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of very large marine bivalve shells found on the coral reefs of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. One species (T. gigas) often weighs four or five hundred pounds, and is sometimes used for baptismal fonts. Called also paw shell, and fountain shell.
T gigas
Giant Gi"ant, a. Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as, giant brothers; a giant son. Giant cell. (Anat.) See Myeloplax. Giant clam (Zo["o]l.), a bivalve shell of the genus Tridacna, esp. T. gigas, which sometimes weighs 500 pounds. The shells are sometimes used in churches to contain holy water. Giant heron (Zo["o]l.), a very large African heron (Ardeomega goliath). It is the largest heron known. Giant kettle, a pothole of very large dimensions, as found in Norway in connection with glaciers. See Pothole. Giant powder. See Nitroglycerin. Giant puffball (Bot.), a fungus (Lycoperdon giganteum), edible when young, and when dried used for stanching wounds. Giant salamander (Zo["o]l.), a very large aquatic salamander (Megalobatrachus maximus), found in Japan. It is the largest of living Amphibia, becoming a yard long. Giant squid (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of very large squids, belonging to Architeuthis and allied genera. Some are over forty feet long.

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- T. gigas may refer to: Tachypleus gigas, an Asian species of horseshoe crab Thamnophis gigas, the giant garter snake, a reptile of the western United States...
- Commons has media related to Tridacna gigas. ARKive – images and movies of the giant clam (Tridacna gigas) Tridacna gigas entry on Animal Diversity Web Giant...
- annelids, and polychaetes. Tachypleus gigas is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Tachypleus gigas was first described by Otto Friedrich Müller...
- subspecies T. gigas gigas is the most tropical and known for having the skinniest tail. They have solid, dark, or near solid dark limbs. Tiliqua gigas evanescens...
- Ultraman Codex Gigas, a medieval m****cript gigue or giga, a dance People Erwin Gigas [de] (1899–1976), German geodesist Johannes Gigas (1514–1581), German...
- Telmatobius gigas is a critically endangered species of frog in the family Telmatobiidae. It is endemic to the Huayllamarca River at an altitude of about...
- Arapaima gigas, also known simply as Arapaima, pirarucu, or paiche, is a species of arapaima native to the basin of the Amazon River. Once believed to...
- Bocage in 1875. There are two subspecies: Tarentola gigas brancoensis Schleich, 1984 Tarentola gigas gigas Bocage, 1875 The giant wall gecko reaches maximum...
- 10–20 cm (4–8 in) longer than the largest females of L. polyphemus and T. gigas, but roughly twice the weight. During the breeding season (spring and summer...
- Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) is an extinct sirenian described by Georg Wilhelm Steller in 1741. At that time, it was found only around the Commander...