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GENUS PHOLAS

• GENUS PHOLAS (noun)
The noun GENUS PHOLAS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the family Pholadidae: piddocks

Familiarity information: GENUS PHOLAS used as a noun is very rare.

• GENUS PHOLAS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Pholadidae: piddocks

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Pholas; Pholas

Hypernyms ("genus Pholas" is a kind of...):

mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)

Meronyms (members of "genus Pholas"):

piddock (marine bivalve that bores into rock or clay or wood by means of saw-like shells)

Holonyms ("genus Pholas" is a member of...):

family Pholadidae; Pholadidae (a family of Bivalvia)

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