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tridacna

See also: Tridacna

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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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