DREISSENSIA


Meaning of DREISSENSIA in English

drīˈsen(t)sēə, -nch(ē)ə noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Dreyssen, 19th century Belg. physician + New Latin -ia

: a genus of Old World bivalve mollusks (suborder Tellinacea) somewhat resembling the true mussels

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