pholas Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun type genus of the family Pholadidae: piddocks
    genus Pholas.

WordNet

Pho"las noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. , , a kind of mollusk.
Wordforms
plural Pholades
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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.

Webster 1913