- thin-shelled mussel
- nounmussel with thin fragile shells having only rudimentary hinge teeth• Hypernyms: ↑freshwater mussel, ↑freshwater clam• Member Holonyms: ↑Anodonta, ↑genus Anodonta
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thin-shelled mussel
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