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Webster 1913 Edition

Piddock

Pid′dock

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Noun.

[Etymol. uncertain.]

(Zool.)

Any species of Pholas; a pholad. See

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Definition 2024

piddock

piddock

English

Noun

piddock ‎(plural piddocks)

Any of the bivalve molluscs of the genus Pholas or family Pholadidae, which burrow into soft rocks.

Synonyms

angelwing, angel's wing

Derived terms

common piddock
paper piddock