freshwater pearl

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freshwater
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈfreʃˌwɔː.tər/us
/ˈfreʃˌwɑː.t̬ɚ/
living in or containing water that is ...
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pearl
noun
uk
/pɜːl/us
/pɝːl/
a small, round object, usually white, that forms around a grain of sand inside the shell of a sea creature, especially an oyster. Pearls are valuable and are used to ...
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Additional scientific and survey work is currently in progress to identify suitable sites for the otter, great crested newt,freshwaterpearlmussel and fen moss.
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Should they become dislodged,freshwaterpearlmussels can rebury themselves, and are also capable of moving slowly across sandy sediments, using their large, muscular foot.
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Freshwaterpearlmussel, salmon and brown trout are found in the river.
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The order includes most of the larger freshwater mussels, including thefreshwaterpearlmussels.
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The outer layer of pearls and the inside layer of pearl oyster andfreshwaterpearlmussel shells are made of nacre.
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It is a protected river because it is one of the few breeding grounds forfreshwaterpearlmussels.
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Thefreshwaterpearlmussel grows extremely slowly, inhaling water through exposed siphons, and filtering out tiny organic particles on which it feeds.
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Attached to the substrate, juvenilefreshwaterpearlmussels typically burrow themselves completely into the sand or gravel, while adults are generally found with a third of their shell exposed.
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Like all bivalve molluscs, thefreshwaterpearlmussel has a shell consisting of two parts that are hinged together, which can be closed to protect the animals soft body within.
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Local freshwater pearls were another highly prized item, exported and distributed over a wide area.
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It weighs a little over 1 kg, and contains a green peridot, freshwater pearls and an amethyst.
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The expedition remained in the region for six months, and collected samples of the freshwater pearls.
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Most cultured freshwater pearls are baroque because freshwater pearls are mantle-tissue nucleated instead of bead nucleated.
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Some glass beads, almost all freshwater pearls and some gemstone beads will have smaller holes and will require the use of wire thinner than 20-gauge.
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Additional scientific and survey work is currently in progress to identify suitable sites for the otter, great crested newt,freshwaterpearlmussel and fen moss.
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