desert physa

noun

Physella boucardi (or Physa boucardi), a freshwater snail endemic to the southwestern United States.

Meanings

noundesert physa (plural desert physas or desert physae)

plural desert physas · plural desert physae

  1. Physella boucardi (or Physa boucardi), a freshwater snail endemic to the southwestern United States.

Origin

  1. translingualPhysa boucardi
  2. Englishdesert physa

From desert + translingual Physa boucardi.

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Chicago

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