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paludina

paludina noun: any of numerous species of freshwater pectinibranchiate mollusks, sea snails belonging to Viviparus (syn. Paludina), Melantho, and allied genera in family Viviparidae, with operculated shells, usually green, often with brown bands.

Noun

paludina (plural paludinas or paludinae)

  1. (obsolete) Any of numerous species of freshwater pectinibranchiate mollusks, sea snails belonging to Viviparus (syn. Paludina), Melantho, and allied genera in family Viviparidae, with operculated shells, usually green, often with brown bands.

Forms of paludina

pluralpaludinas
pluralpaludinae

Origin of paludina

From translingual Paludina, from Latin palūs (“a marsh, pool”).

Questions about paludina

What does paludina mean?
Paludina means any of numerous species of freshwater pectinibranchiate mollusks, sea snails belonging to Viviparus (syn. Paludina), Melantho, and allied genera in family Viviparidae, with operculated shells, usually green, often with brown bands.
What part of speech is paludina?
Paludina is a noun.
What is the plural of paludina?
The plural of paludina is paludinas.

Words near paludina in the dictionary

  1. paludifications
  2. paludified
  3. paludifies
  4. paludify
  5. paludifying
  6. paludina
  7. paludinae
  8. paludinal
  9. paludinas
  10. paludine
  11. paludinous

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