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DREISSENA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Zebra mussels

Synonyms:

Dreissena; genus Dreissena

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Dreissena" is a kind of...):

mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)

Meronyms (members of "Dreissena"):

Dreissena polymorpha; zebra mussel (inch long mollusk imported accidentally from Europe; clogs utility inlet pipes and feeds on edible freshwater mussels)

Holonyms ("Dreissena" is a member of...):

family Unionidae; Unionidae (freshwater mussels found worldwide)

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