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Meaning of "pholas" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PHOLAS

ˈfəʊləs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHOLAS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pholas is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PHOLAS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pholas

Pholas is a taxonomic genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pholadidae. Like other members of this family, they have an ability to bore through clay, earth, wood and soft rock.

Definition of pholas in the English dictionary

The definition of pholas in the dictionary is a type of bivalve mollusc that is a member of the genus Pholas and family Pholadidae.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHOLAS

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHOLAS

phoenix · Phoenix Islands · phoenixism · phoenixlike · pholidosis · Pholus · Phomvihane · phon · phon. · phonal · phonasthenia · phonate · phonathon · phonation

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHOLAS

alas · atlas · babalas · balas · Callas · cervelas · Dallas · Djilas · Douglas · erysipelas · Gulf of San Blas · Hellas · killas · Nicholas · palas · Pallas · Plexiglas · road atlas · San Blas · verglas

Synonyms and antonyms of pholas in the English dictionary of synonyms

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHOLAS»

Discover the use of pholas in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pholas and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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List of Marine Mollusca Comprising the Quaternary Fossils ...
Pholas costata Linn., Moll. Cuba, ii, 213. Pholas costata Linn., Poulsen. 14. Pholas (Martesia) cuneiformis Say, Dall, Hemphill's shells, 337. Cedar Keys, Fla. Pholas (Xylophaga) cuneiformis Say, Kurtz, 3. NC. SC. Pholas falcata Wood, Arango, ...
William Healey Dall, 1885
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A Catalogue of the Shells, Arranged According to the ...
334. is Pholas Campechensis, Gmel. 166 clausa, Gray, River Gambia, Thes. C, pl . 107, f. 74, 75. Pholas explanata, Speng. ? clavata, Lam., 9 Seas of Europe, Sowb. Gen., pl. 1, f. 2. is Pholas striata, Linn. concamerata, Desh., Upper California, ...
John Clarkson Jay, 1850
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Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
(Sp.) Pholas striata, Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. p. 1111. Beau, Cat. Coq. Guadalonpe, p. 27. Rose, Hist. Nat. des Coq. ii. p. 195. Brown, Ill. Brit. Couch. p. 115, t. 49, f. 5—8. Catlow, Conch. Nomenc. p. 4. Chemnitz, Conch. Cab. t. 102, f. 867—871.
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1863
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Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences
(Sp.) Pholas striata, Linnseus, Syst. Nat. p. 1111. Bean, Cat. Coq. Guadaloupe, p. 27. Bosc, Hist. Nat. des Coq. ii. p. 195. Brown, 111. Brit. Conch, p. 115, t. 49, f. 5 — 8. Catlow, Conch. Nomenc. p. 4. Chemnitz, Conch. Cab. t. 102, f. 867—871.
Academy of Natural Sciences (Philadelphia, Pa.), 1863
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On the classification and synonymy of the recent species of ...
(Sp.) Pholas striata, Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. p. 1111. Beau, Cat. Coq. Guadaloupe, p. 27. Bosc, Hist. Nat. des Coq. ii. p. 195. Brown, 11l. Brit. Conch. p. 115, t. 49, f. 5 — 8. Catlow, Conch. Nomenc. p. 4. Chemnitz, Conch. Cab. t. 102, f. 867—871.
George W. Tryon, 1862
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Pamphlets on Biology: Kofoid collection
Sowerby, Monog. Pholas, Thes. Conch. ii. p. 491, t. 102, f. 5, 6, 7. Parapholas Californica, Conrad, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc. p. 121, 1848. Conrad, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sc. 2d ser. i, p. p. 214, and ii. p. 335. Carpenter, Zool. Proc. p. 209, 1856. Carpenter ...
‎1862
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A Monograph of the Order Pholadacea: And Other Papers
Talona explanata 79 Pholas clausus 79 " candidus 79 Barnea Australasia 79 " Burmanioa 79 Pholas Bakeri 79 Barnea candida 79 Pholas dactyloides 80 " papyracea 80 " silicula 80 Barnea lanceolata 80 " Manillensis 80 Pholas fragilis 8  ...
George Washington Tryon, 1862
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A Catalogue of the Living Marine Bivalve Molluscs of China: ...
Genus Barnea Risso, 1826 Barnea candida (Linnaeus, 1758) Pholas candida Linnaeus, 1758: 669 Barnea spinosa Risso, 1826: 376 Intertidal zone in mud and sand. Cosmopolitan in warm seas. South and East China Seas, Hainan. Barnea  ...
F.R. Bernard, Ying-Ya Cai, Brian Morton, 1993
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General conchology; or, A description of shells, arranged ...
The best figure of the Pholas Dactylus is by Pennant. Bora's figure is very good, and so is Lister's, but rather too strongly beaked. Gualtieri has evidently intended to figure the shell, but his subject must have been worn and without teeth.
William Wood, 1815
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Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful ...
mentions Pholas as one of the genera in which supplementary branchias exist, and as one of the forms in which a disposition of those organs different from that observed in Anomia, Pecten, Area, Modiola, Unio, and Cardium, Sec, where no ...
‎1840
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