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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 giga from wikipedia

- the giant clam, tridacna gigas (known as pā’ua in cook islands māori ), is the largest living bivalve mollusk . t. gigas is one of the
- generally regarded as the largest living bivalve is the giant clam tridacna gigas , which can grow to a length of 1200 , mm , in and a
- tridacna is a genus of large saltwater clam s, marine bivalve mollusk s in the jpg , tridacna giga mantle opening closeup file:tridacna.
- t. gigas may refer to: tachypleus gigas , an asian tridacna gigas , the giant clam or pa’ua, the largest living bivalve mollusk species
- species: giant clam : tridacna gigas asian or asiatic clam : genus corbicula peppery furrow shell : scrobicularia plana pearls: genus perlus
- including the clams tridacna maxima and tridacna gigas , and the mussels mytilus edulis and mytilus galloprovincialis they are also
- the maxima clam (tridacna maxima), also known as the small giant clam, is a species third of the size of the true giant clam (tridacna gigas ).
- this family contains the largest living bivalve species, including tridacna gigas , the giant clam . they have heavy shells, fluted with 4
- formation : file:giant clam or tridacna gigas. jpg , the giant clam (tridacna gigas) is the largest extant species of bivalve. the mantle is
- bivalve s : gigas aka 'giant' clam, tridacna gigas maxima clam , tridacna maxima smooth clam , tridacna derasa gastropod s : arabian cowrie,