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giant clam

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Noun1.giant clamgiant clam - a large clam inhabiting reefs in the southern Pacific and weighing up to 500 pounds
Tridacna gigas
clam - burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
genus Tridacna, Tridacna - type genus of the family Tridacnidae: giant clams


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The toro (tuna belly) and giant clam, both at changing market prices, have been available here, the former tried and enjoyed immensely as sushi one time.
OUTSIDE THE BOX NORTHRIDGE'S HIYAKUMI SUSHI DOES BEAUTIFUL BENTOS - ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
These bacteria are the bottom of the food chain, and they support tube worms, giant clams and strange crabs in the neighborhood who feed on them," says Edmond Mathez, a curator at New York's American Museum of Natural History.
HOT HOUSE? by de Seve, Karen / Science World
These hot, chemical-laden brines sustain an odd collection of microbes and animals, among them tube-shaped worms, giant clams, and blind shrimp.
Deep ocean is no place to hide by Monastersky, Richard / Science News
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