zebra mussel

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noun

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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Words nearby zebra mussel

zebra, zebra crossing, zebra finch, zebrafish, zebra label, zebra mussel, zebra plant, zebrass, zebra swallowtail, zebra-tailed lizard, zebrawood

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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.
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We’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 Post
Barley 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 Students
Page Six says they dined on mussel soup, crayfish and artichoke risotto at a tony Venetian restaurant.
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Animal prints abounded: snakeskin booties, leopard-print hot pants, zebra-printed flamingo skirts.
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Glo-Fish, the neon fluorescent zebra fish, were the first genetically altered organisms to be sold as pets.
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They are pointy, zebra-striped Nike Cole Haans with silver buckles strapped onto her two shiny titanium carbon fiber legs.
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Blanco also says that, like Zebra Katz, Le1f is about to experience a crossover.
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The Chinese and natives of the place chew this nut with betel-leaf and calcined mussel-shells.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
In an occasional horse the long-lost stripes of the zebra-like ancestor reappear.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
No fence will keep out a herd of zebra, and in one rush a field of grain is ruined by these giant herds.
In Africa|John T. McCutcheon
That regular variety of the climate of the zebra has never been exhibited by either of them.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VIII (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
That night two of us heard the first bark of the zebra, and we thought it must be the bark of distant dogs.
In Africa|John T. McCutcheon

British Dictionary definitions for zebra mussel

zebra mussel

noun

Canadian a small striped variety of mussel

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