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noun
Any of numerous species of freshwater pectinibranchiate mollusks, sea snails belonging to Viviparus (syn. Paludina), Melantho, and allied genera in family Viviparidae, with operculated shells, usually green, often with brown bands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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History
From translingual Paludina, from Latin palūs (“a marsh, pool”).
