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Pholas
‖
Pho′las
,Noun.
pl.
Pholades
(#)
. [NL., fr. Gr.
φωλάς
, φωλάδος
, a kind of mollusk.] (Zool.)
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. Definition 2024
Pholas
Pholas
See also: pholas
Translingual
Proper noun
Pholas f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pholadidae – including the common piddock.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Mollusca - phylum, Bivalvia - class, Heterodonta - subclass, Myoida - order, Pholadidae - family, Pholadinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- For species see
Pholas on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or 
Pholas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia