zebra mussel

English

Noun

zebra mussel (plural zebra mussels)

1. A striped freshwater mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, originating in Russia.

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

Translations

Dreissena polymorpha

• Catalan: musclo zebrat m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 斑馬貽貝／斑马贻贝 (bānmǎyíbèi)

• Dutch: driehoeksmossel (nl) m or f
• Finnish: vaeltajasimpukka (fi)
• German: Wandermuschel f
• Irish: diúilicín riabhach m
• Russian: речна́я дрейссе́на f (rečnája drejsséna)
• Spanish: mejillón cebra m
• Vietnamese: trai vằn
• Welsh: cragen las resog f, misglen resog f

See also

• quagga mussel - Dreissena rostriformis bugensis