genus pholas

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   type genus of the family Pholadidae: piddocks

   SynonymsPholas

   Broadermollusk genus

   Part ofPholadidae

Questions about genus pholas

What does genus pholas mean?

genus pholas means "type genus of the family Pholadidae: piddocks".

What is another word for genus pholas?

Close synonyms include Pholas. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus pholas a common word?

genus pholas is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.