quagga mussel

noun

Any member of the species Dreissena rostriformis of mussels, originally from Ukraine, but present as an invasive species in the United States.

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nounquagga mussel (plural quagga mussels)

plural quagga mussels

  1. Any member of the species Dreissena rostriformis of mussels, originally from Ukraine, but present as an invasive species in the United States.
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