piddock

A marine bivalve mollusk that bores into rock, clay, or wood using its saw-like shells.

• 🇫🇷Mollusque bivalve marin qui perce et s'enfonce dans la roche, l'argile ou le bois grâce à sa coquille tranchante et dentelée.

1. Marine bivalve mollusk C2 formal

   A type of saltwater clam that bores into hard surfaces like rock, clay, or wood using its rough, file-like shell.

   • The piddock uses its shell to grind into soft rock.
   • Piddocks are often found in limestone cliffs along the coast.
   • The holes in the wooden pier were made by piddocks.

   🇫🇷Pholade (mollusque bivalve perforant)

• piddocks plural form
• piddocks' possessive plural form
• piddock's possessive singular form