Associations to the word «Tridacna»

Wiktionary

TRIDACNA, noun. Any member of the genus Tridacna of large saltwater clams with heavy fluted shells.

Dictionary definition

TRIDACNA, noun. Type genus of the family Tridacnidae: giant clams.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats