tridacna

See also: Tridacna

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

tridacna (plural tridacnas)

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

Anagrams

• antacrid, cardiant, radicant

Italian

Etymology

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

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

Noun

tridacna f (plural tridacne)

1. tridacna (clam of the genus Tridacna)

Further reading

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