Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pholad

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pho-lad
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any species of the genus Pholas of marine bivalve mollusks.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

pholads (plural)

Derived Forms

pholadite

Questions

What does pholad mean?: Any species of the genus Pholas of marine bivalve mollusks.
Where does pholad come from?: From Ancient Greek φωλάς (phōlás, “lurking in a hole”).

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