"giant clam" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: giant clams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} giant clam (plural giant clams)
  1. The largest living bivalve mollusk, Tridacna gigas. Categories (lifeform): Venerida order mollusks Translations (bivalve): ကျားလက်သည်း (kya:laksany:) (Burmese), Tridacna gigas (Finnish), jättiläissimpukka [colloquial] (Finnish), オオシャコガイ (ō-shakogai) (Japanese), almeja gigante [feminine] (Spanish), taclobo gigante [masculine] (Spanish), taklobo (Tagalog)

Inflected forms

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