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zebra mussel
zebra musseln. A small freshwater mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) usually having a striped shell, native to the Black and Caspian Seas but now widespread in European and North American lakes and rivers.zebra mussel n (Animals) Canadian a small striped variety of mussel ze′bra mus`sel
n. a small striped freshwater mussel from NE Europe, Dreissena polymorpha: introduced to the Great Lakes in the 1980s and deleteriously affecting water pipes, other fauna, etc. [1880–85] ze·bra mussel (zē′brə) A small freshwater mussel, usually having a striped shell, that is native to Europe and Asia but is now widely established in the Great Lakes and other North American waterways. Zebra mussels often clog water-supply pipes and reduce levels of plankton on which other water-dwelling life depend.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | zebra mussel - inch long mollusk imported accidentally from Europe; clogs utility inlet pipes and feeds on edible freshwater musselsDreissena polymorphafreshwater clam, freshwater mussel - bivalve mollusk abundant in rivers of central United StatesDreissena, genus Dreissena - zebra mussels |
zebra mussel
Synonyms for zebra musselnoun inch long mollusk imported accidentally from EuropeSynonymsRelated Words- freshwater clam
- freshwater mussel
- Dreissena
- genus Dreissena
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