thin-shelled mussel

Definitions of thin-shelled mussel
  1. noun
    mussel with thin fragile shells having only rudimentary hinge teeth
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    type of:
    freshwater clam, freshwater mussel
    bivalve mollusk abundant in rivers of central United States
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