PHOLAS

Meaning of PHOLAS in English

n. a piddock, esp. of the genus Pholas. [mod.L f. Gk pholas that lurks in a hole (pholeos)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012

PHOLAS — ˈfōləs noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek phōlas stone-boring mollusk, literally, lying in a hole; akin to Greek phylē tribe, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHOLAS — (n.) Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Pholas, or family Pholadidae. They bore holes …
Английский словарь Webster
PHOLAS — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Pholas, or family Pholadidae. They …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PHOLAS — noun any one of numerous species of marine bivalve mollusks of the genus pholas, or family pholadidae. they bore holes …
Webster English vocab
PHOLAS — n. a piddock, esp. of the genus Pholas. [ mod.L f. Gk pholas that lurks in a hole (pholeos) ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PHOLAS — n. a piddock, esp. of the genus Pholas. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk pholas that lurks in a hole (pholeos)
Oxford English vocab
PIDDOCK — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1851 a bivalve mollusk (family Pholadidae, especially genera Pholas and Barnea ) that bores holes …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PHOLAD — I. ˈfōˌlad noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek phōlad-, phōlas stone-boring mollusk : a mollusk of the family Pholadidae : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ZIRPHAEA — zə(r)ˈfēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin : a genus of rock-boring marine bivalve mollusks related to Pholas
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TEREDINIDAE — ˌterəˈdinəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Teredin-, Teredo, type genus + -idae : a family of marine …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROCK BORER — noun : any of several marine bivalve mollusks (as various members of the genera Petricola, Pholas, and Lithophaga ) that …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIDDOCK — ˈpidək noun ( -s ) Etymology: origin unknown : a bivalve mollusk of the genus Pholas or family Pholadidae characterized …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHOLADIDAE — fōˈladəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Pholad-, Pholas, type genus + -idae : a family of bivalve …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHOLADACEA — ˌfōləˈdāshēə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Pholad-, Pholas + -acea in some classifications : a suborder of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LITHOPHAGA — lə̇ˈthäfəgə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from lith- + -phaga : a genus of elongated bivalve mollusks (family Mytilidae) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
XYLOPHAGA — (n.) A genus of marine bivalves which bore holes in wood. They are allied to Pholas.
Английский словарь Webster
PIDDOCK — (n.) Any species of Pholas; a pholad. See Pholas.
Английский словарь Webster
PHOLADES — (pl. ) of Pholas
Английский словарь Webster
PHOLAD — (n.) Any species of Pholas.
Английский словарь Webster
XYLOPHAGA — ( n. ) A genus of marine bivalves which bore holes in wood. They are allied to Pholas.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PIDDOCK — ( n. ) Any species of Pholas; a pholad. See Pholas.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PHOLADES — ( pl. ) of Pholas
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PHOLAD — ( n. ) Any species of Pholas.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PIDDOCK — /pid"euhk/ , n. any bivalve mollusk of the genus Pholas or the family Pholadidae, having long, ovate shells and burrowing …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PIDDOCK — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1851 : a bivalve mollusk (family Pholadidae, especially genera Pholas and Barnea ) that bores …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
XYLOPHAGA — noun a genus of marine bivalves which bore holes in wood. they are allied to pholas.
Webster English vocab
PIDDOCK — noun any species of pholas; a pholad. ·see pholas.
Webster English vocab
PHOLADES — pl of pholas.
Webster English vocab
PHOLAD — noun any species of pholas.
Webster English vocab
PIDDOCK — [ 'pɪdək ] ■ noun a bivalve mollusc which bores into soft rock or other firm surfaces. [ Pholas and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PIDDOCK — any of the marine bivalve mollusks of the family Pholadidae (Adesmoidea). Worldwide in distribution, they are especially adapted for boring …
Britannica English vocabulary

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