Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of Paludinidæ: same as
Viviparus .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of freshwater pectinibranchiate mollusks, belonging to Paludina, Melantho, and allied genera. They have an operculated shell which is usually green, often with brown bands. See
Illust. of Pond snail, underpond .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of numerous
species offreshwater pectinibranchiate mollusks , belonging to Paludina, Melantho, and alliedgenera . Theiroperculated shells are usually green, often with brown bands.
Etymologies
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Examples
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In the fresh water chalk formation of Steinheim, near Heidenheim, in Würtemberg, scientists have found, on the same place, in an uninterrupted series of strata, the snail valvata or paludina multiformis in all imaginable transitions -- from the flat winding, showing the form of a chess-board, up to the sharp form of a tower.
The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality Rudolf Schmid
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Ridge behind ridge, the long, low hills of paludina limestone stood out in successive tiers, each thrown up against its neighbor by the misty haze that broods eternally over the wooded valley; till, roaming across them all, the eye rested at last on the rearing scarp of Chanctonbury Ring, faintly pencilled on the furthest skyline.
The Woman Who Did Grant Allen 1873
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The delicate paludina, of brown, horn-coloured, gracefully-formed shell, creeps on the water weeds, and hosts of snails may be studied.
John Keble's Parishes Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862
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