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Definition of Piddock
1. Noun. Marine bivalve that bores into rock or clay or wood by means of saw-like shells.
Definition of Piddock
1. n. Any species of Pholas; a pholad. See Pholas.
Definition of Piddock
1. Noun. Any of the bivalve molluscs of the genus ''Pholas'' or family Pholadidae, which burrow into soft rocks. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Piddock
1. a bivalve mollusk [n -S]
Medical Definition of Piddock
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Piddock
Literary usage of Piddock
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Conchological Dictionary of the British Islands by William Turton (1819)
"piddock. Shell with two large primary valves, open at both ends, and several lesser
... Small piddock. Shell oval, rough, white, striate transversely and ..."
2. Homes Without Hands: Being a Description of the Habitations of Animals by John George Wood (1866)
"The BORING SNAIL of the Bois des Roches—Opinions as to its method of burrowing—Shape
of the tunnels—Solitary habits of the Snail—The piddock, its habits and ..."
3. The American Baptist Pulpit at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century edited by Henry Thompson Louthan (1903)
"VI THE NAME ABOVE EVERY NAME BY CHARLES ALBERT piddock, DD, Connecticut "Wherefore
God also hath highly exalted him and given him a name which is above ..."
4. Nature's teachings: human invention anticipated by nature by John George Wood (1877)
"The piddock, or Pholas.— The Driver-ant.—The Suspension-bridge.—The Palm-wine
Maker and his Bridge.—Suspension-bridges of Borneo and South America. ..."
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