Pho·las n.; pl. Pholades   Zool. Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Pholas, or family Pholadidæ.  They bore holes for themselves in clay, peat, and soft rocks.
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  Pholas
       n : type genus of the family Pholadidae: piddocks [syn: genus
           Pholas]