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Quadrula
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Translingual
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Etymology
From mul la quadrula, a little square.
Proper noun
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genus family Unionidae certain freshwater mussels, the mapleleaf s
Usage notes
This genus formerly included numerous species now assigned to other genera in the family Unionidae.
Hypernyms
genus ; Ambleminae tribe - subfamily; Quadrulini tribe - tribe
Hyponyms
genus Quadrula quadrula species - type species; Quadrula apiculata species (southern mapleleaf), Quadrula fragosa species (winged mapleleaf, winged mapleleaf mussel), Quadrula nobilis species, Quadrula rumphiana species (ridged mapleleaf) - other species
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