Tridacna

See also: tridacna

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τρίδακνον (trídaknon, “large oyster”), traditionally derived by Pliny from Ancient Greek τρι- (tri-, “three”) + δάκνω (dáknō, “bite”). However, Beekes believes that this is a folk etymology, and this would rather be a loanword from an "Oriental" source.^[1]

Proper noun

Tridacna f

A taxonomic genus within the family Cardiidae – large saltwater clams.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Bivalvia – class; Autobranchia – subclass; Heteroconchia – superorder; Venerida – order; Cardiidae - family; Tridacninae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Tridacna gigas - type species; for other species see Tridacna at World Register of Marine Species .

References

Tridacna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Tridacna on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Tridacna on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Tridacna at World Register of Marine Species

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τρίδακνον”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1509

[1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τρίδακνον”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1509

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