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Definition of Freshwater clam
1. Noun. Bivalve mollusk abundant in rivers of central United States.
Generic synonyms: Mussel
Specialized synonyms: Pearly-shelled Mussel, Thin-shelled Mussel, Dreissena Polymorpha, Zebra Mussel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Freshwater Clam
Literary usage of Freshwater clam
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of Comparative Zoology by John Sterling Kingsley (1897)
"... this purpose the student can use either the freshwater clam or the long clam
of the Northern sea-shore. For the study of the nervous system clams which ..."
2. Zoology, Descriptive and Practical by Buel Preston Colton (1903)
"The Soft-shell Clam. —This clam lives in a vertical burrow with the anterior end
down. Instead of having short siphons like the freshwater clam, ..."
3. The First Year of Science by John Charles Hessler (1915)
"Shell (both halves) of the freshwater clam (mussel), of the saltwater clam, of
the oyster; a snail shell; if possible, ..."
4. Zoölogy, Descriptive and Practical by Buel Preston Colton (1903)
"Instead of having short siphons like the freshwater clam, the posterior margins
of the mantle lobes are extended and grown together to form a long double ..."
5. Popular Zoology by Joel Dorman Steele, John Whipple Potter Jenks (1887)
"The freshwater clam, FIG. 54. D'ino com pia nâ' tus. Fresh-water Bivalve, as it
moves through the sand. F, Foot. The arrows indicate the currents ..."
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