pholad
/ˈfəʊləd/Zoology
noun
A burrowing bivalve mollusc of the genus Pholas or family Pholadidae.
Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From French pholade or its etymon Hellenistic Greek ϕωλαδ-, ϕωλάς pholas.