zebra mussel

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Definition von zebra mussel im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A striped mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, originating in Russia

Zebra mussels are causing significant problems as an invasive species in North America.

A small freshwater mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) with a usually striped shell, native to Eurasia but widely established since the late 1980s in the Great Lakes and other North American waterways. Either of two species of tiny mussels (genus Dreissena) that are prominent freshwater pests. They proliferate quickly and adhere in great numbers to virtually any surface. The voracious mussels disrupt food webs by wiping out phytoplankton, and their massive clustering on water-intake valves and pipes, bridge abutments, and other structures can cause severe commercial damage. They made their first known attack on Europe in the early 19th century and were carried (probably in ship water ballasts) to North America 1986; their invasion of all the Great Lakes has had devastating effects on the lakes' native mussel and fish populations

inch-long mollusk imported accidentally from Europe; clogs utility inlet pipes and feeds on edible freshwater mussels

Relevante Übersetzungen

zebra mussels

plural form of zebra mussel

zebra mussels

dreissena

Silbentrennung

zeb·ra mus·sel

Türkische aussprache

zibrı mʌsıl

Aussprache

/ˈzēbrə ˈməsəl/ /ˈziːbrə ˈmʌsəl/