网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的词汇:

 

词汇 piddock
释义

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.

    海笋

    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.

    海笋

    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.

随便看

 

春雷网英语在线翻译词典收录了464360条英语词汇在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2000-2024 Sndmkt.com All Rights Reserved 更新时间:2025/1/15 6:13:45