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Unio   Listen
noun
Unio  n.  (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of fresh-water mussels belonging to Unio and many allied genera.





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"Unio" Quotes from Famous Books



... occasionally gathered in the lake close to the station when there has been a scarcity of food. Those employed belong almost wholly to a species of Unio which abounds over a considerable area of soft bottom, under a depth of 2 to 10 feet of water. Many were taken with a boat dredge; more were scooped up with long-handled dip nets of special construction. ...
— New England Salmon Hatcheries and Salmon Fisheries in the Late 19th Century • Various


Words linked to "Unio" :   genus Unio, family Unionidae, Unionidae, pearly-shelled mussel, mollusk genus


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