PHOLAS

Pholas, genus Pholas

(noun) type genus of the family Pholadidae: piddocks

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

pholas (plural pholades)

Any of several borrowing marine bivalve molluscs of the genus Pholas.

Anagrams

• alphos

Source: Wiktionary


Pho"las, n.; pl. Pholades. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Pholas, or family Pholadidæ. They bore holes for themselves in clay, peat, and soft rocks.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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