Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mactra

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mac-tra
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any marine bivalve shell of the numerous known species of genus Mactra and allied genera, some of which are used as food, for example the European clam Mactra stultorum.

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

mactras (plural)

Synonyms

trough shell duck clam surf clam

Questions

What does mactra mean?: Any marine bivalve shell of the numerous known species of genus Mactra and allied genera, some of which are used as food, for example the European clam Mactra stultorum.
Where does mactra come from?: From the genus name.

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