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Definition of Physa
1. Noun. Any member of the genus Physa.
Definition of Physa
1. n. A genus of fresh-water Pulmonifera, having reversed spiral shells. See Pond snail, under Pond.
Definition of Physa
1. Noun. (zoology) Any of the genus ''Physa'' of freshwater snails. ¹
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Medical Definition of Physa
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Physa
Literary usage of Physa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the by Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.), United States General Land Office, United States Dept. of the Interior (1876)
"physa accidenta I is, Tryon.—Fort Colville, Washington Territory (Horn) ; Warners
... physa Cooperi, TRYON. Between the Animas and La Plata 5 specimens. ..."
2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1864)
"physa (physa) Lord», Baird. British Columbia, Lord ; east of Fort Colville, WT,
... Sta. Aña Riv., Angelos Co. Also Mountain 87. physa (physa) ..."
3. Biological Bulletin by Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.) (1916)
"physa often comes near the surface and crawls down again without filling its lung
... physa, when put with green algae, does not often crawl to the top. 4. ..."
4. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1861)
"On the Discovery of physa acuta (Drap.) in England. By the Rev. ... physa
acuta (Draparnaud). physa acuta, Drap. Moll. T. et F. France, p. 55, pi. 3. f. ..."
5. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1903)
"On some living and fossil snails of the genus physa, found at Las Vegas, New
Mexico, 512, 513. Standing Comm ttees, 1902, 1. Stone, Witmer. ..."
6. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"... in certain layers of marl or calcareous strata, which they evidently prove
were deposited in fresh water(2). physa, Drap. ..."
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