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单词 piddock
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Definition of piddock in English:

piddock

noun ˈpɪdəkˈpɪdək
  • A bivalve mollusc which bores into soft rock or other firm surfaces. The valves of the shell have a conspicuous gap between them and rough frontal ridges to aid in boring.

    Pholas and other genera, family Pholadidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The piddock has a thin, brittle shell that is similar in shape and sculpturing on both sides.
    • Some boring shellfish bore with chemistry, but the American piddock is a mechanical borer – repetitively grinding its shell with a rotating movement backward and forward to create a burrow for itself in softer substrates in the shallows of the intertidal zones.
    • The White piddock has mostly been described as smaller than the American one, but at the Belgian coast, opposite results have been found.
    • In SE Asia piddocks may be boiled and eaten with sauce and rice, or sautéed with shallots, or made into a curry.
    • This member of the Piddock family lives intertidally in mud and peat banks.

Origin

Mid 19th century: of unknown origin.

 
 

Definition of piddock in US English:

piddock

nounˈpɪdəkˈpidək
  • A bivalve mollusk which bores into soft rock or other firm surfaces. The valves of the shell have a conspicuous gap between them and rough frontal ridges to aid in boring.

    Pholas and other genera, family Pholadidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This member of the Piddock family lives intertidally in mud and peat banks.
    • The White piddock has mostly been described as smaller than the American one, but at the Belgian coast, opposite results have been found.
    • The piddock has a thin, brittle shell that is similar in shape and sculpturing on both sides.
    • Some boring shellfish bore with chemistry, but the American piddock is a mechanical borer – repetitively grinding its shell with a rotating movement backward and forward to create a burrow for itself in softer substrates in the shallows of the intertidal zones.
    • In SE Asia piddocks may be boiled and eaten with sauce and rice, or sautéed with shallots, or made into a curry.

Origin

Mid 19th century: of unknown origin.

 
 
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