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Noun: piddock  pi-duk
  1. Marine bivalve that bores into rock, clay or wood by means of saw-like shells
    "Piddocks create intricate patterns of holes in coastal rocks"

Derived forms: piddocks

Type of: bivalve, lamellibranch, pelecypod

Part of: genus Pholas, Pholas

Encyclopedia: Piddock