TRIDACNAS

Noun

tridacnas

plural of tridacna

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


TRIDACNA

Tri*dac"na, n. Etym: [L., pl., a kind of oysters, fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of very large marine bivalve shells found on the coral reefs of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. One species (T. gigas) often weighs four or five hundred pounds, and is sometimes used for baptismal fonts. Called also paw shell, and fountain shell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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