- genus Dreissena
- nounzebra mussels• Syn: ↑Dreissena• Hypernyms: ↑mollusk genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Unionidae, ↑family Unionidae• Member Meronyms: ↑zebra mussel, ↑Dreissena polymorpha
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genus Dreissena
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Dreissena — Temporal range: Late Miocene–Recent … Wikipedia
Dreissena — noun zebra mussels • Syn: ↑genus Dreissena • Hypernyms: ↑mollusk genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Unionidae, ↑family Unionidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Dreissena polymorpha — noun inch long mollusk imported accidentally from Europe; clogs utility inlet pipes and feeds on edible freshwater mussels • Syn: ↑zebra mussel • Hypernyms: ↑freshwater mussel, ↑freshwater clam • Member Holonyms: ↑Dreissena, ↑ge … Useful english dictionary
Dreissena — Dreis se*na, prop. n. [NL. Named after Dreyssen, a Belgian physician.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of bivalve shells of which one species ({Dreissena polymorpha}) is often so abundant as to be very troublesome in the fresh waters of Europe. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dreissena polymorpha — Dreissena Dreis se*na, prop. n. [NL. Named after Dreyssen, a Belgian physician.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of bivalve shells of which one species ({Dreissena polymorpha}) is often so abundant as to be very troublesome in the fresh waters of Europe.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mollusk genus — noun a genus of mollusks • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Haliotis, ↑genus Haliotis, ↑Lambis, ↑genus Lambis, ↑Strombus, ↑genus Strombus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Quagga mussel — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Moll … Wikipedia
Zebra mussel — Live zebra mussels underwater with shells open, animals respiring, siphons visible. Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Unionidae — noun freshwater mussels found worldwide • Syn: ↑family Unionidae • Hypernyms: ↑mollusk family • Member Holonyms: ↑Bivalvia, ↑class Bivalvia, ↑Lamellibranchia, ↑clas … Useful english dictionary
family Unionidae — noun freshwater mussels found worldwide • Syn: ↑Unionidae • Hypernyms: ↑mollusk family • Member Holonyms: ↑Bivalvia, ↑class Bivalvia, ↑Lamellibranchia, ↑class Lamellibran … Useful english dictionary
