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tri·dac·na | \ trə̇ˈdaknə \
Definition of tridacna
1 capitalized : a genus of marine bivalves (family Tridacnidae) having no anterior adductor muscle and an equivalve shell the valves of which are very thick and heavy and strongly plicated at the margin — see giant clam
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