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单词 zebra mussel
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zebra musseln.

Brit. /ˈzɛbrə mʌsl/, /ˈziːbrə mʌsl/, U.S. /ˈzibrə ˌməs(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: zebra n., mussel n.
Etymology: < zebra n. + mussel n.
A small freshwater mussel with a striped pattern on the shell, Dreissena polymorpha (family Dreissenidae), native to the Black Sea and Caspian Sea but now considered an invasive species in many countries.
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1866 R. Tate Plain & Easy Acct. Mollusks Great Brit. ii. 23 The Zebra Mussel made its appearance in the neighbourhood of Gloucester a few years after the opening of the Gloucester and Berkeley Canal.
1899 Speaker 18 Feb. 204/1 The zebra mussel is a native of the rivers of Southern Russia.
1938 Lancet 5 Feb. 357/1 Larger organisms, such as..the zebra mussel, may find their way into exposed water on the feet of birds.
1959 T. T. Macan Guide Freshwater Invertebr. Animals 10 The organism most likely to be mistaken for a rotifer is the planktonic larva of Dreissena , the Zebra Mussel.
2013 Daily Tel. 16 Sept. 35/5 Thames Water is removing hundreds of tons of zebra mussels from the 8ft wide tunnels.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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