Paludina

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Paludina \Pal`u*di"na\, n.; pl. L. {Paludin[ae]}, E.
     {Paludinas}. [NL., fr. L. palus, -udis, a marsh, pool.]
     (Zool.)
     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},
     under {Pond}.
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