Inch long mollusk imported accidentally from Europe; clogs utility inlet pipes and feeds on edible freshwater mussels.
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Examples for "zebra mussel"
Examples for "zebra mussel"
1Even the much-maligned zebra mussel helps filter toxins from lakes.
2The byssus of the zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha is the key element of its adhesive strategy.
3The zebra mussel, which is threatening the river Shannon, has now spread downstream to Limerick docks.
4Only a few years after its first appearance in Ireland, the zebra mussel has thoroughly saturated the State's waterways.
5The water pump that draws our domestic water from Annaghkeen Bay in Lough Corrib has succumbed to the dreaded zebra mussel.
1The byssus of the zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha is the key element of its adhesive strategy.
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