Meaning Of The Word Zebra mussel

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Zebra mussel Definition

What's The Definition Of Zebra mussel?

zebra mussel in American English
a small, European freshwater mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) that clusters densely on surfaces, clogging water-supply lines, encrusting boat hulls, etc.: it was carried to North America in the mid-1980s and has since spread through the Great Lakes
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

zebra mussel in British English
noun: a small striped variety of mussel

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