Etymology

pholad

P3H4O1L1A1D2

Today it means: Any species of the genus Pholas of marine bivalve mollusks. Full definition →

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.