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freshwater mussel

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Noun1.freshwater musselfreshwater mussel - bivalve mollusk abundant in rivers of central United States
freshwater clam
mussel - marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.
pearly-shelled mussel - the pearly lining of the dark shells is a source of mother-of-pearl
thin-shelled mussel - mussel with thin fragile shells having only rudimentary hinge teeth
Dreissena polymorpha, zebra mussel - inch long mollusk imported accidentally from Europe; clogs utility inlet pipes and feeds on edible freshwater mussels


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Elliptio complanata is a freshwater mussel whose populations are seriously declining in the United States.
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2003, Inducibility of the P-glycoprotein transport activity in the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and the freshwater mussel Dreissena polymorpha.
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The area is home to wood storks, gopher tortoises, bald eagles and as many as four federally endangered freshwater mussel species.
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