unio
IPA: jˈunioʊ
noun
- Any of the genus Unio of freshwater mussels
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Examples of "unio" in Sentences
- Pearls are also found in genus unio.
- Unio claims to be politically neutral.
- Attached by a byssus, as in some Unios.
- The siphon in Unio which brings in the food stuffs.
- Pearly or iridescent, as the interior of some Unios.
- Having a substance like pearl, as the interior of Unio.
- The second stage of the embryonic shell, as the glochidium of Unio.
- A part of an animal used as a pouch to contain the young, as the gills of Unio.
- Molluscs such as Ostrea and Unio can also be retrieved from the Edmonton group.
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