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pholas

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pho-las
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several borrowing marine bivalve molluscs of the genus Pholas.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

pholades (plural)

Questions

What does pholas mean?
Any of several borrowing marine bivalve molluscs of the genus Pholas.
Where does pholas come from?
From the genus name.

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