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    DREISSENA POLYMORPHA

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    Dreissena polymorpha; zebra mussel

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    Nouns denoting animals

    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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