name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
piddock
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/ˈpɪdək/
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CMU ARPABET: P IH1 D AH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Any of the bivalve molluscs of the genus Pholas or family Pholadidae, which burrow into soft rocks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
marine bivalve that bores into rock or clay or wood by means of saw-like shells
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: bivalve, pelecypod, lamellibranch
History
Etymology
Unknown
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: nävertäjäsimpukka — a type of mollusc
- Galician: broca — a type of mollusc
- Galician: folada — a type of mollusc
- German: Bohrmuschel — a type of mollusc
- German: echte Bohrmuschel — a type of mollusc
- Irish: pideog — a type of mollusc
- Māori: pātiotio — a type of mollusc
- Swedish: borrmussla — a type of mollusc