tridacna

== English == === Etymology === From the genus name. === Noun === tridacna (plural tridacnas) Any member of the genus Tridacna of large saltwater clams with heavy fluted shells. === Anagrams === antacrid, cardiant, radicant == Italian == === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /triˈdak.na/ Rhymes: -akna Hyphenation: tri‧dàc‧na === Noun === tridacna f (plural tridacne) tridacna (clam of the genus Tridacna) === Further reading === tridacna in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana