zebra mussel

noun

: a chiefly freshwater Eurasian bivalve mollusk (Dreissena polymorpha) that was accidentally introduced into the Great Lakes and has spread to other waterways where it colonizes and clogs water intake pipes and competes with native fish for food

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials on Tuesday announced the discovery of zebra mussel larvae in the river east of Grand Junction. —

Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 18 July 2024 But a sample in the outer harbor only got a few shells, because zebra mussels cannot survive in the sandy bottom. —

Siddhant Pusdekar, Journal Sentinel, 16 July 2024 And reassuring, after what seemed like dire zebra mussel news last month from the Rocky Mountains. —

Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 1 Aug. 2024 As a brief reminder, zebra mussels are believed to have traveled here in the ballast from European freighters. —

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