Taclobo
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Taclobo is a noun meaning (Philippines) A giant clam (Tridacna gigas), or its shell.
Meaning
(Philippines) A giant clam (Tridacna gigas), or its shell.
Example Sentences
These "taclobos" are much liked and, if available, used as flower-pots and for adornment of gardens.
Taclobo collectors — then numbering 200 in Taytay Bay — used hammers to pound on the corals and knives to pry free the deeply embedded clams.
The Taclobo, is a large species of the oyster, the shell of which will hold a pitcher of water; indeed they are used as vessels for holy water in the churches.
Word Forms
- taclobos
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include taklobo, tridacna, tridacnine, clamshell, cockle, trough shell.
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