Found 2 items, similar to Pholas.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Pholas Pholas n : type genus of the family Pholadidae: piddocks [syn: genus Pholas ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pholas Pholas \Pho"las\, n.; pl. Pholades. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a kind of mollusk.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Pholas, or family Pholadid[ae]. They bore holes for themselves in clay, peat, and soft rocks. [1913 Webster]