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Dreissena
‖
Dreis′se-na
,p
rop.
Noun.
[NL. Named after
Dreyssen
, a Belgian physician.] (Zool.)
A genus of bivalve shells of which one species (
Dreissena polymorpha
) is often so abundant as to be very troublesome in the fresh waters of Europe. Definition 2024
Dreissena
Dreissena
Translingual
Proper noun
Dreissena f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Dreissenidae – small freshwater mussels.