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Piddock

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Noun

1. piddock

marine bivalve that bores into rock or clay or wood by means of saw-like shells

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Piddock

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noun
any marine bivalve of the family Pholadidae, boring into rock, clay, or wood by means of sawlike shell valves
See also shipworm

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Piddock

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noun
any of a family (Pholadidae) of bivalve mollusks which bore holes in mud, peat, wood, clay, and soft rocks

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Piddock

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n.
Any of several marine bivalve mollusks of the family Pholadidae, having a long rasping shell used to bore into wood, rock, and clay, and often damaging jetties and wharves.

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