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PHOLAS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the family Pholadidae: piddocks
Synonyms:
genus Pholas; Pholas
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Pholas" is a kind of...):
mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)
Meronyms (members of "Pholas"):
piddock (marine bivalve that bores into rock or clay or wood by means of saw-like shells)
Holonyms ("Pholas" is a member of...):
family Pholadidae; Pholadidae (a family of Bivalvia)