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GENUS DREISSENA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Dreissena mean?
• GENUS DREISSENA (noun)
The noun GENUS DREISSENA has 1 sense:
1. zebra mussels
Familiarity information: GENUS DREISSENA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Zebra mussels
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Dreissena; genus Dreissena
Hypernyms ("genus Dreissena" is a kind of...):
mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)
Meronyms (members of "genus Dreissena"):
Dreissena polymorpha; zebra mussel (inch long mollusk imported accidentally from Europe; clogs utility inlet pipes and feeds on edible freshwater mussels)
Holonyms ("genus Dreissena" is a member of...):
family Unionidae; Unionidae (freshwater mussels found worldwide)
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