About The Word Pholas
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Pholas
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What's The Definition Of Pholas?
[n] type genus of the family Pholadidae: piddocks
Synonyms | Synonyms for Pholas: genus Pholas Related Terms | Find terms related to Pholas: See Also | family Pholadidae | mollusk genus | Pholadidae | piddock Pholas In Webster's Dictionary \Pho"las\, n.; pl. {Pholades}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a kind
of mollusk.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve mollusks of the
genus {Pholas}, or family {Pholadid[ae]}. They bore holes for
themselves in clay, peat, and soft rocks.
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