fluted giant clam

English

Noun

fluted giant clam (plural fluted giant clams)

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

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