"tridacna" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tridacnas [plural]
Etymology: From the genus name. Head templates: {{en-noun}} tridacna (plural tridacnas)
  1. Any member of the genus Tridacna of large saltwater clams with heavy fluted shells. Wikipedia link: tridacna

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /triˈdak.na/ Forms: tridacne [plural]
Rhymes: -akna 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”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|mul|Tridacna}} Borrowed from translingual Tridacna, {{der|it|la|tridacna}} Latin tridacna, {{der|it|grc|τρίδακνος}} Ancient Greek τρίδακνος (trídaknos), {{af|grc|τρι-|δάκνω|nocat=1|t1=three|t2=I bite}} τρι- (tri-, “three”) + δάκνω (dáknō, “I bite”) Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} tridacna f (plural tridacne)
  1. tridacna (clam of the genus Tridacna) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-tridacna-it-noun-sYy1Upc~ Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Bivalves

Inflected forms

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