giant clam

noun

: a very large clam (Tridacna gigas) found on the coral reefs of the Indian and Pacific oceans that sometimes weighs more than 500 pounds (227 kilograms)

Examples of giant clam in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Reuters reported that the Philippines plans to sue China again, this time over environmental damage inside its EEZ, allegedly caused by Chinese dredging, artificial island construction, and coral and giant clam harvesting. —Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025

Inspectors observed four live giant clams in a water tank without any shellstock identification tags. —Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025

Not as important: a giant clam and the inscrutable Matangi (Awhimai Fraser) who may or may not be working for the evil Nalo. —Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2024

From colorful giant clams to barnacles, there’s no shortage of creatures that have taken inspiration from plants and simply stopped moving. —Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2024

Lunch is a steady stream of traditional tapas, including pil pil prawn croquettes and giant clams, followed by a digestif of sweet, dark Málaga Virgen wine. —Lisa Johnson, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2023

Guests aboard Four Seasons Explorer can make good use of the PADI 5-Star Dive Centre while visiting such sites as Helmet Wreck, a World War II wreck; Clam City, home to 250-pound giant clams; and Peleliu Wall. —Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2023

But even these hellish habitats are crawling with life, ranging from giant clams and ravenous crabs to spindly octopuses and ghostly eelpout fish. —Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 9 Aug. 2023

The coral reef that frames the island brims with tropical fish, manta rays, giant clams, and sharks. —Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1889, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for giant clam

• abram
• ashram
• begam
• buckram
• doorjamb
• exam
• goddam
• grandam
• priam
• program
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• wolfram