zebra mussel
a small striped freshwater mussel from NE Europe, Dreissena polymorpha: introduced to the Great Lakes in the 1980s and deleteriously affecting water pipes, other fauna, etc.
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How to use zebra mussel in a sentence
The zebra mussel's spread across North America through its ability to outcompete native species is a classic example.
We know what invasive species can do on Earth—what about in space? | Doug Johnson | November 18, 2021 | Ars TechnicaWe’re worried about disease that can be transported with the fish, we’re worried about aquatic nuisance species like zebra mussels that could be in the water with the fish.
When a fisherman pulled in his line, he knew he had ‘something weird’: A 40-pound alligator gar | Paulina Firozi | October 14, 2021 | Washington PostBarley sniffs his way around the boat, while Fratt tells the family about zebra mussels.
Conservation is going to the dogs | Alison Pearce Stevens | April 2, 2020 | Science News For StudentsSo there are; it is a lot of the curious and pretty little zebra-mussel.
Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children | W. Houghton
British Dictionary definitions for zebra mussel
Canadian a small striped variety of mussel
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