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FRESHWATER MUSSEL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Bivalve mollusk abundant in rivers of central United States

Synonyms:

freshwater clam; freshwater mussel

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("freshwater mussel" is a kind of...):

mussel (marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "freshwater mussel"):

pearly-shelled mussel (the pearly lining of the dark shells is a source of mother-of-pearl)

thin-shelled mussel (mussel with thin fragile shells having only rudimentary hinge teeth)

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

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