PIDDOCK

Meaning of PIDDOCK in English

ˈpidək noun

( -s )

Etymology: origin unknown

: a bivalve mollusk of the genus Pholas or family Pholadidae characterized by boring holes in wood, clay, peat, and rocks

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

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
PIDDOCK — (n.) Any species of Pholas; a pholad. See Pholas.
Английский словарь Webster
PIDDOCK — ( n. ) Any species of Pholas; a pholad. See 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
PIDDOCK — noun any species of pholas; a pholad. ·see 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 — [pid.dock] n [origin unknown] (1851): a bivalve mollusk (genus Pholas or family Pholadidae) that bores holes in wood, clay, and …
Merriam-Webster 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
PIDDOCK — piddock BrE AmE ˈpɪd ək ▷ piddock|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PIDDOCK — n. any rock-boring bivalve mollusc of the family Pholadidae, used for bait. [18th c.: orig. unkn.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PIDDOCK — n. any rock-boring bivalve mollusc of the family Pholadidae, used for bait. [ 18th c.: orig. unkn. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PIDDOCK — n. any rock-boring bivalve mollusc of the family Pholadidae, used for bait. Etymology: 18th c.: orig. unkn.
Oxford English vocab
PIDDOCK — n. Pronunciation: ' pi-d ə k, -dik Function: noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1851 : a bivalve mollusk (family Pholadidae, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PHOLAD — I. ˈfōˌlad noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek phōlad-, phōlas stone-boring mollusk : a mollusk of the family Pholadidae : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WING SHELL — noun 1. obsolete : elytron 2. a. : any of various marine bivalves of the family Pteriidae and especially the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
BORER — ˈbōrə(r), ˈbȯr- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from boren to bore + -er, -ere -er, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANGEL'S WING — noun or angel wing : a boring mollusk of the family Pholadidae : piddock
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANGEL WINGS — ■ plural noun [treated as sing. ] a large white edible piddock (mollusc) found in the Caribbean and on the …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CLAM — in general, any member of the invertebrate class Bivalviamollusks with a bivalved shell (i.e., one with two separate sections). More …
Britannica English vocabulary
BIVALVE
Britannica English vocabulary
PHOLAS — n. a piddock, esp. of the genus Pholas. [mod.L f. Gk pholas that lurks in a hole (pholeos)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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
SHELL
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MOLLUSC
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