DREISSENA POLYMORPHA

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Meaning:

Inch long mollusk imported accidentally from Europe; clogs utility inlet pipes and feeds on edible freshwater mussels

Synonyms:

Dreissena polymorpha; zebra mussel

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

freshwater clam; freshwater mussel (bivalve mollusk abundant in rivers of central United States)

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

Dreissena; genus Dreissena (zebra mussels)

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