fluted giant clam

noun

Tridacna squamosa, a large clam native to the shallow coral reefs of the South Pacific and Indian Oceans, distinguished by the leaf-like fluted edges (scutes) on its shell.

Similar
scaly clam
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounfluted giant clam (plural fluted giant clams)

plural fluted giant clams

  1. Tridacna squamosa, a large clam native to the shallow coral reefs of the South Pacific and Indian Oceans, distinguished by the leaf-like fluted edges (scutes) on its shell.

    Synonyms: scaly clam

Synonyms & antonyms

nounTridacna squamosa, a large clam native to the shallow coral reefs of the South Pacific and Indian Oceans, distinguished by the leaf-like fluted edges (scutes) on its shell.

Similar
scaly clam
Also see
scaly clam
Cite this entry
APA

fluted giant clam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluted%20giant%20clam

MLA

“fluted giant clam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluted%20giant%20clam. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fluted giant clam,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluted%20giant%20clam.

Source: fluted giant clam on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.