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PRONUNCIATION OF TRIDACNA

tridacna  [traɪˈdæknə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRIDACNA

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Tridacna is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TRIDACNA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Tridacna

Tridacna is a genus of large saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the subfamily Tridacninae, the giant clams. They have heavy shells, fluted with 4–6 folds. Mantle is brightly coloured. They inhabit shallow waters of coral reefs in warm seas of the Indo-Pacific region. These clams are popular in marine aquaria, and in some areas, such as the Philippines, members of the genus are farmed for the marine aquarium trade. They live in symbiosis with photosynthetic algae. Some species are used as seafood.

Definition of tridacna in the English dictionary

The definition of tridacna in the dictionary is any of the bivalve molluscs of the genus Tridacna, including the giant clam.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRIDACNA


Brookner
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Falkner
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Faulkner
ˈfɔːknə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRIDACNA

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WORDS THAT END LIKE TRIDACNA

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Translation of «tridacna» into 25 languages

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tridacna
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tridacna
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tridacna
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Tridacna
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Tridacna
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Tridacna
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ट्रिडॅक्ना
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Tridacna
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Tridacna
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Tridacna
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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRIDACNA»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tridacna

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRIDACNA»

Discover the use of tridacna in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tridacna and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pieces of the Vanuatu Puzzle: Archaeology of the North, ...
Adzes Tridacna sp. shell adzes completely dominated the collection of recovered adzes which included 19 from Ponamla (Table 9.1), 20 from Ifo (Table 9.2), six from Mangaasi (Table 9.3) and one from Malekula (Table 9.4). A full inventory of  ...
Stuart Bedford, 2007
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Excavations at Tall Jawa, Jordan 2
Tridacna (Giant clam) From Stratum VII come a complete unmodified Tridacna valve and a body fragment with two cut parallel sides (Fig. 4.l:3). Buseirah produced 64 Tridacna fragments (27.7%) from l3 deposits. Thirty (30) fragments come ...
Paulette M. Michèle Daviau, 2002
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Foodborne Disease Handbook, Second Edition,: Volume 4: ...
Poisonous Bivalve Mollusks: Tridacna Clams Some species of giant clams of the family Tridacnidae have shells more than 39 in. (1 m.) in length. Tridacna clams are recognized by their massive shells and large irregular teeth set on a broad ...
Y. H. Hui, David Kitts, Peggy S. Stanfield, 2000
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The extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at ...
UNDECORATED TRIDACNA 465 and 466 465 TRIDACNA Not ill. 76-213 E12/ F12 Balk 2 L. 0.111 Shell. Fragment of Tridacna squamosa shell mantle. Un- decorated. 466 TRIDACNA Not ill. 78-632 F12 G12 vault A surface L. (larger piece) ...
Donald White, 1984
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A Catalogue of the Living Marine Bivalve Molluscs of China: ...
Genus Tridacna Bruguiere, 1797 Tridacna crocea Lamarck, 1819 Chametrachaea scapha H. & A. Adams, 1857: 465 Tridacna crocea Lamarck, 1819: 106 Tridacna cumingii Reeve, 1862: sp. 7a Tridacnaferruginea Reeve, 1862: sp.
F.R. Bernard, Ying-Ya Cai, Brian Morton, 1993
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The Origins of the Civilization of Angkor
... bivalve shells and red ochre were common. Burial 293 is a good example of the energy expended on these infants. The grave itself is 4 m in length for the tiny body. The infant wore large tridacna shell bangles, and shell disc bead earrings.
Charles Higham, 2013
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A Bibliography of the Giant Clams (Bivalvia: Tridacnidae)
Ant i-ga la eta n activity in Tridacna maxima hemolymph: calcium dependence of the haemaggl ut i nins and precipitina. Immunology 9:1161-1170. Baldo, B.A. and G. Uhlenbruck. 1975. Quantitative preclpftln studies on the specificity of an ...
J. L. Munro, W. J. Nash, 1985
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The Evolutionary Biology of the Bivalvia
Within Tridacna, the species T. (Chametrachea) maxima and T. (C.) crocea are distinguished from other species of the genus by a much finer nuclear peg and a considerably smaller acrosome. In contrast, and against expectation.
Elizabeth Harper, John David Taylor, J. Alistair Crame, 2000
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Ancient Mesopotamian Materials and Industries: The ...
Culican 1970": 67; Stucky 1974: 86 f f . ) ; somewhere in southern Syria or modern Jordan cannot yet be ruled out. These decorated Tridacna shells have commonly been identified as toilet articles, but their precise role remains an open  ...
Peter Roger Stuart Moorey, 1999
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The Ecology of the Indonesian Seas
The truly gigantic proportions of the largest species, Tridacna gigas, was the genesis of stories in which unsuspecting divers were trapped in giant clam shells. In the Indo-Pacitic region, giant clams have long heen a traditional soorce of food  ...
Tomas Tomascik, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRIDACNA»

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Lucien Smith Refocuses On Art Amid the Spectacle
The artist Lucien Smith. At top right, his "Tridacna Clam," 2015, currently on view at Half Gallery.Credit From left: Danny Ghitis for The New York Times; Courtesy ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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World leaders' climate change lethargy endangers ocean
Tridacna gigas clam, the largest of the species can exceed 250 kg. Giant clam populations are on the brink of extinction in the Pacific. Photo: RNZI/Charley ... «Radio New Zealand, Jul 15»
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Giant clams on the brink of extinction in Pacific
Tridacna gigas clam, the largest of the species can exceed 250 kg. Photo: RNZI/Charley Waters. Dr Charley Waters has spent the past 12 years researching and ... «Radio New Zealand, May 15»
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Ginger Zee's Swim in Jellyfish Lake in Palau
... the word's first shark sanctuary in 2009 and is home to such marvels as a 400-pound Napoleon Wrasse and gigantic 500 to 800 pound Tridacna clams. «ABC News, May 15»
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The world is your oyster
The giant clam Tridacna gigas, locally known as taklobo, is the largest living ... show fossil specimens of Tridacna gigas that were excavated, together with other ... «Inquirer.net, Mar 15»
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Giant clam = giant impact: study compiles how mega-clams impact …
Inhabiting the warm waters of the Indo-Pacific, the largest of these species, the eponymous giant clam (Tridacna squamosal), can reach up to 1.2 meters (4 feet) ... «Mongabay.com, Feb 15»
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Sea Animal Photographs on Display in Exley Science Center
“Clams Montage 2″ features the species Tridacna gigas and Tridacna derasa, photographed in 2010-2014. Fiji is located 1,500 miles from the nearest ... «Wesleyan Connection, Jan 15»
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Giant Clams Reveal The Warmth Of The Middle Age Oceans
The aragonite bicarbonate of the Tridacna gigas clam shell is so fine-grained that daily growth-lines are exposed by micro-drilling with an exceptionally fine ... «Asian Scientist Magazine, Jan 15»
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Da maxi molluschi idee per fotovoltaico del futuro
Un team di ricercatori dell'università di Santa Barbara ha scoperto che le cellule iridescenti della Tridacna Gigante riescono a mettere in moto un complesso ... «ANSA.it, Oct 14»
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Giant Clams' Shiny Shells Could Inspire New Solar Power Tech
So, they returned to Palau to take detailed measurements of light inside the clams — Tridacna derasa, T. maxima and T. crocea — with the help of a fiber-optic ... «LiveScience.com, Oct 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Tridacna [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tridacna>. May 2024 ».
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