paludina

See also: Paludina

English edit

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Etymology edit

From translingual Paludina, from Latin palūs (“a marsh, pool”).

Noun edit

paludina (plural paludinas or paludinae)

Any of numerous species of freshwater pectinibranchiate mollusks, belonging to Viviparus (syn. Paludina), Melantho, and allied genera in family Viviparidae, with operculated shells, usually green, often with brown bands.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “paludina”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

References edit

Viviparidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Viviparidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Viviparidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
“paludina”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams edit

Paludian