| 单词 | pearl mussel |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspearl mussel pearl mussel n. a mussel from which pearls may be obtained, esp. a freshwater mussel of the family Unionidae. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > section Asiphonida > family Unionidae > member of musseleOE palour1589 pearl mussel1607 hena1613 horse-mussel1626 clam1672 clamp1672 pearl shell1781 glam1797 naiad1829 naid1854 unionid1861 zebra mussel1866 hackleback1899 maple leaf1908 monkey-face1936 1607 in Trans. Amer. Antiquarian Soc. (1860) 4 41 This kyngdome Wynauk is full of pearle muskles. 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 35 They came thither to make Salt, and to catch some Pearl Mussels if they could. 1854 H. Miller My Schools & Schoolmasters x. 192 When the river was low, I used to wade into its fords in quest of its pearl muscles. 1988 Nat. World Spring 6 From the Continent there is news of river pearl mussels..dying long before their allotted span. < as lemmas |
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