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river mussels

river mussels is the plural of river mussel.

Meaning of river mussel

Noun

river mussel (plural river mussels)

  1. (US) especially of genera Unio and Anodonta, both found in rivers of the central U.S. with a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
  2. (Australia) species Alathyria jacksoni within the family Hyriidae

Questions about river mussels

What is river mussels the plural of?
River mussels is the plural of river mussel.

Words near river mussels in the dictionary

  1. river lampreys
  2. river mouth
  3. river mouths
  4. River Mumma
  5. river mussel
  6. river mussels
  7. river oats
  8. River of Doubt
  9. River of Ponds
  10. river otter
  11. river otters

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