Pholas
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pholas is a noun meaning Any of several borrowing marine bivalve molluscs of the genus Pholas.
Meaning
Any of several borrowing marine bivalve molluscs of the genus Pholas.
Example Sentences
[M]any of the pillars of the temple of Serapis at Puteoli vvere penetrated by theſe animals. […] [T]he pholas muſt have pierced into them ſince they vvere erected; for no vvorkmen vvould have laboured a pillar into form, if it had been honey-combed by vvorms in the quarry.
Word Forms
- pholades
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pholad, piddock, phloladid, phyllidiid, pholid, philinoid.
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