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    GENUS PHOLAS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Type genus of the family Pholadidae: piddocksplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Pholas; Pholas

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    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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