Meanings
plural blood cockles
- A clam of species Tegillarca granosa (syn. Anadara granosa) of edible ark clams.
Synonyms: blood clam
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA clam of species Tegillarca granosa (syn. Anadara granosa) of edible ark clams.
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 螄蚶 /蛳蚶
- 螄蚶 /蛳蚶 (si¹ ham¹)Tegillarca granosa
Chinese Mandarin 泥蚶, 血蚶
- 泥蚶 (níhān)Tegillarca granosa
- 血蚶 (xuèhān)Tegillarca granosa
Indonesian kerang darah, kerang dara
- kerang darahTegillarca granosa
- kerang daraTegillarca granosa
Japanese ハイガイ
- ハイガイ (haigai)Tegillarca granosa
Korean 꼬막
- 꼬막 (kkomak)Tegillarca granosa
Malay kerang
- kerangTegillarca granosa
Thai หอยแครง
- หอยแครง (hɔ̌ɔi krɛɛng)Tegillarca granosa
Vietnamese sò huyết
- sò huyếtTegillarca granosa
Cite this entry
blood cockle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blood%20cockle
“blood cockle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blood%20cockle. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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