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Pholadacea

plural noun
Pho·la·da·cea | \ˌfōləˈdāshēə\

Definition of Pholadacea 

in some classifications

: a suborder of Eulamellibranchia comprising the piddocks and shipworms

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History and Etymology for Pholadacea

New Latin, from Pholad-, Pholas + -acea

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