noun
Meaning 1
The largest living bivalve mollusk, Tridacna gigas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
giant clam
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noun
Meaning 2
a large clam inhabiting reefs in the southern Pacific and weighing up to 500 pounds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Tridacna gigas
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: clam
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Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Burmese: ကျားလက်သည်း (kya:laksany:) — bivalve
- Cebuano: taklobo — bivalve
- Finnish: Tridacna gigas — bivalve
- Finnish: jättiläissimpukka — bivalve
- Japanese: 大硨磲貝 (ō-shakogai) — bivalve
- Pohnpeian: ienlam — bivalve
- Russian: гига́нтская трида́кна (gigántskaja tridákna) — bivalve
- Russian: гига́нтская треуго́лка (gigántskaja treugólka) — bivalve
- Spanish: almeja gigante — bivalve
- Spanish: taclobo gigante — bivalve
- Tagalog: taklobo — bivalve
- Vietnamese: sò tai tượng — bivalve
- Yonaguni: ぎら (gira) — bivalve