TRIDACNIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Tridacnidae mean? 

• TRIDACNIDAE (noun)
  The noun TRIDACNIDAE has 1 sense:

1. large marine hard-shell clams

  Familiarity information: TRIDACNIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRIDACNIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large marine hard-shell clams

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Tridacnidae; Tridacnidae

Hypernyms ("Tridacnidae" is a kind of...):

mollusk family (a family of mollusks)

Meronyms (members of "Tridacnidae"):

genus Tridacna; Tridacna (type genus of the family Tridacnidae: giant clams)

Holonyms ("Tridacnidae" is a member of...):

Bivalvia; class Bivalvia; class Lamellibranchia; class Pelecypoda; Lamellibranchia (oysters; clams; scallops; mussels)