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pholas |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pholas \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Pholas n : type genus of the family Pholadidae: piddocks [syn: {Pholas}, {genus Pholas}]
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