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Definition of Freshwater mussel
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 Mussel
Literary usage of Freshwater mussel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Course in Invertebrate Zoölogy: A Guide to the Dissection and Comparative by Henry Sherring Pratt (1915)
"... V MOLLUSCA PELECYPODA A freshwater mussel (Anodonta or Unio) These animals
are common in most parts of the country; they inhabit the sandy bottoms of ..."
2. The Outline of Science: A Plain Story Simply Told by John Arthur Thomson (1922)
"The eggs of the freshwater mussel are produced about midsummer in Britain, but
they are not set free. They develop in a special brood- chamber, ..."
3. Science Lectures for the People (1871)
"The freshwater mussel, description ; means of locomotion, the foot: habits. ...
The Dreissena, a foreign freshwater mussel now common in canals. ..."
4. The British Journal of Homoeopathy edited by John James Drysdale, Robert Ellis Dudgeon, Richard Hughes, John Rutherfurd Russell (1876)
""Water from the interior of a freshwater mussel, and containing two specimens of
... A piece taken from the mantle of a freshwater mussel was ..."
5. Australian Aborigines: The Languages and Customs of Several Tribes of by James Dawson (1881)
"The sea mussel shell found on the coast at Warrnambool is preferred, but freshwater
mussel shells are also used. For skinning the ring-tailed opossum, ..."
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