DREISSENA POLYMORPHA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Dreissena polymorpha mean? 

• DREISSENA POLYMORPHA (noun)
  The noun DREISSENA POLYMORPHA has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: DREISSENA POLYMORPHA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DREISSENA POLYMORPHA (noun)

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Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Dreissena polymorpha; zebra mussel

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)