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piddock
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pid·dock  (pdk)
n.
A marine bivalve mollusk of the family Pholadidae, having a long shell with which it bores into wood, rock, and clay, often causing destruction of wharf pilings.
[Origin unknown.]
piddock [ˈpɪdək]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any marine bivalve of the family Pholadidae, boring into rock, clay, or wood by means of sawlike shell valves See also shipworm
[origin uncertain]
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Noun1.piddock - marine bivalve that bores into rock or clay or wood by means of saw-like shellspiddock - marine bivalve that bores into rock or clay or wood by means of saw-like shells
bivalve, lamellibranch, pelecypod - marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
genus Pholas, Pholas - type genus of the family Pholadidae: piddocks
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The requirement also applies to the harvest of other saltwater shellfish - including mussels, abalone, oysters, piddocks, shrimp or scallops - but not to crayfish or freshwater clams.
END of an ERA by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
1, 2004 requires any person 14 years of age or older harvesting clams, crab, mussels, abalone, oysters, piddocks, shrimp or scallops or other shellfish to have a valid recreational shellfish license in his or her possession.
BRIEFLY by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
 
 
 
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