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Definition of giant clam in English: giant clamnoun A very large bivalve mollusc that occurs in the tropical Indo-Pacific. Family Tridacnidae: several species, including Tridacna gigas, which is the largest living shelled mollusc Example sentencesExamples - The red-plumed tubeworms and giant clams were nowhere to be seen.
- Whales, sea turtles, crocodiles, giant clams, manta rays, and dugongs also ply the peninsula's waters.
- We found many beautiful hard corals and a fair number of soft corals and colorful giant clams.
- The photograph below actually depicts a giant clam, Tridacna, from the south Pacific, but notice the pink encrusting material on the outsides of the shell.
- Here giant clams gape widely, waiting for a meal.
Definition of giant clam in US English: giant clamnoun A very large bivalve mollusk that occurs in the tropical Indo-Pacific. Family Tridacnidae: several species, including Tridacna gigas, which is the largest living shelled mollusk Example sentencesExamples - Whales, sea turtles, crocodiles, giant clams, manta rays, and dugongs also ply the peninsula's waters.
- Here giant clams gape widely, waiting for a meal.
- The photograph below actually depicts a giant clam, Tridacna, from the south Pacific, but notice the pink encrusting material on the outsides of the shell.
- The red-plumed tubeworms and giant clams were nowhere to be seen.
- We found many beautiful hard corals and a fair number of soft corals and colorful giant clams.
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