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Definition of Tridacna gigas

Tridacna gigas
Clam Clam, n. [Cf. Clamp, Clam, v. t., Clammy.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (Mya arenaria), the quahog or round clam (Venus mercenaria), the sea clam or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species of the United States. The name is said to have been given originally to the Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve. You shall scarce find any bay or shallow shore, or cove of sand, where you may not take many clampes, or lobsters, or both, at your pleasure. --Capt. John Smith (1616). Clams, or clamps, is a shellfish not much unlike a coclke; it lieth under the sand. --Wood (1634). 2. (Ship Carp.) Strong pinchers or forceps. 3. pl. (Mech.) A kind of vise, usually of wood. Blood clam. See under Blood.

Meaning of Tridacna gigas from wikipedia

- Tridacna gigas, the giant clam, is the best-known species of the giant clam genus Tridacna. Giant clams are the largest living bivalve mollusks. Several...
- Tridacna gigas (Linnaeus, 1758) -- Tropical Indo-Pacific Tridacna maxima Röding, 1798 ( =Tridacna elongata) -- Tropical Indo-Pacific Tridacna mbalavuana...
- gift or pasalubong, a custom in Filipino culture. The Giga Pearl was formed by a Tridacna gigas which is the largest extant bivalve. These giant clams...
- seven vertical folds help to distinguish it from its larger relative, Tridacna gigas, which has four to five folds and a rougher texture. Lack of scutes...
- Marsh clams, family Corbiculidae File clams, family Limidae Giant clam: Tridacna gigas This clam is native to East Asia and is edible, but should be avoided...
- the western United States Thesprotia gigas, the gr**** mantis, a praying mantis species found in Brazil Tridacna gigas, the giant clam or pa’ua, the largest...
- This subfamily contains the largest living bivalve species, including Tridacna gigas, the giant clam. They have heavy s****, fluted with 4–6 folds. The...
- 7 August 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2012. Grall, George. "Giant Clam: Tridacna gigas". National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 21 June...
- close to 34 kilograms. Its vertical folds that emulate the s**** of the tridacna gigas indicate that it is a carved s****. Unlike true pearls, the Pearl of...
- The maxima is less than one-third the size of the true giant clam (Tridacna gigas). Adults develop a large s**** that adheres to the substrate by its...