Pholas

See also: pholas

Translingual

Pholas dactylus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φωλάς (phōlás, “lurking in a whole”).

Proper noun

Pholas f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pholadidae – including the common piddock.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Bivalvia - class; Heterodonta - subclass; Myida - order; Pholadidae - family; Pholadinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): For species see Pholas on WikispeciesWikispecies or Pholas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Derived terms

• Aspidopholas
• Lignopholas
• Parapholas
• Pholadidea
• Nipponopholas

References

• Pholas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pholas on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pholas on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons