giant clam

1. 1.

   a large clam inhabiting reefs in the southern Pacific and weighing up to 500 pounds

   SynonymsTridacna gigas

   Broaderclam

   Part ofTridacna

Questions about giant clam

What does giant clam mean?

giant clam means "a large clam inhabiting reefs in the southern Pacific and weighing up to 500 pounds".

What is another word for giant clam?

Close synonyms include Tridacna gigas. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.