Meanings
nounkidneyshell (plural kidneyshells)
plural kidneyshells
- Any of various freshwater mussels in the genus Ptychobranchus.
Canada's species at highest risk — caribou, spotted owls and the freshwater kidneyshell mussel — remain under threat because the federal government is failing to use its own laws to protect them, says a coalition of environmental groups.
2009 May 1, Moira Welsh, “Ottawa `ducking its own laws' on protecting wildlife, study says”, in Toronto Star
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kidneyshell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kidneyshell
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“kidneyshell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kidneyshell. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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