noun
Corbicula sandai; Seta freshwater clam
A species of basket clam native to Lake Biwa in Japan. The name is usually written in katakana as セタシジミ.
セタシジミは琵琶湖の固有種です。
The Seta freshwater clam is an endemic species of Lake Biwa.
セタシジミの味噌汁は滋賀県の郷土料理だ。
Miso soup with Seta clams is a local dish of Shiga Prefecture.
Generic term for basket clams (Corbicula). セタシジミ is a specific species, while シジミ can refer to any edible freshwater clam of the genus Corbicula.
Named after the Seta River (瀬田川) in Shiga Prefecture, which flows out of Lake Biwa, where this clam is found. The specific name 'sandai' honors a researcher.