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blood cockle

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A clam of species Tegillarca granosa (syn. Anadara granosa) of edible ark clams.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: blood clam

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  • Cebuano: litob — Tegillarca granosa
  • Chinese Cantonese: 螄蚶 /蛳蚶 (si1 ham1) — Tegillarca granosa
  • Chinese Mandarin: 泥蚶 (níhān) — Tegillarca granosa
  • Chinese Mandarin: 血蚶 (xuèhān) — Tegillarca granosa
  • Indonesian: kerang darah — Tegillarca granosa
  • Indonesian: kerang dara — Tegillarca granosa
  • Japanese: ハイガイ (haigai) — Tegillarca granosa
  • Korean: 꼬막 (kkomak) — Tegillarca granosa
  • Malay: kerang — Tegillarca granosa
  • Thai: หอยแครง (hɔ̌ɔi krɛɛng) — Tegillarca granosa
  • Vietnamese: sò huyết — Tegillarca granosa