Mudalia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mudalia is a noun meaning Any of several species of freshwater snails, included in the genus Leptoxis.
Meaning
Any of several species of freshwater snails, included in the genus Leptoxis.
Example Sentences
Common names for various kinds in this family include elimias, hornsnails, mudalias, and rocksnails.
In many places, it co-exists with a local form of Mudalia, in those cases showing a somewhat greater tendency to occur on the sandy stream bed than on rocks, which the mudalia seems to prefer.
Word Forms
- mudalias
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mudsnail, lymnaeid, limacinoid, marginellid, mucket, olivid.
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