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Lister's river snail

Lister's river snail noun: a large freshwater snail of species Viviparus contectus.

Noun

Lister's river snail (plural Lister's river snails)

  1. A large freshwater snail of species Viviparus contectus.
    • Lister's river snail (Viviparus contectus)—a large freshwater species with a striped shell, which survives in lakes in Britain today—gives us a good idea of how its ancient relatives looked and lived.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 82

Forms of Lister's river snail

pluralLister's river snails

Questions about Lister's river snail

What does Lister's river snail mean?
Lister's river snail means a large freshwater snail of species Viviparus contectus.
What part of speech is Lister's river snail?
Lister's river snail is a noun.
What is the plural of Lister's river snail?
The plural of Lister's river snail is Lister's river snails.

Words near Lister's river snail in the dictionary

  1. listens in
  2. listens out
  3. listens up
  4. listens with half an ear
  5. lister
  6. Lister's river snail
  7. listerellosis
  8. listeria
  9. listerial
  10. Listerian
  11. listerias

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