tridacna

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From the genus name.

Noun[edit]

tridacna (plural tridacnas)

  1. Any member of the genus Tridacna of large saltwater clams with heavy fluted shells.

Anagrams[edit]

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from translingual Tridacna, from the neuter plural Latin tridacna, from Ancient Greek τρίδακνος (trídaknos), derived from τρι- (tri-, “three”) +‎ δάκνω (dáknō, “I bite”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /triˈdak.na/
  • Rhymes: -akna
  • Hyphenation: tri‧dàc‧na

Noun[edit]

tridacna f (plural tridacne)

  1. tridacna (clam of the genus Tridacna)

Further reading[edit]

  • tridacna in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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