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physa

physa

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A small fresh water snail that lives in ponds and slow rivers
  • noun
  • Specialized
: physa
  • The shell shape of a physa helps distinguish it from other freshwater snails.

Examples

  • In some ecosystems, physa play an essential role in controlling algae growth.

  • Biologists collected several physa specimens from the pond for study.

  • I found a physa in the pond yesterday.

  • The physas in our local lake are quite common.

  • Biologists collected several physa specimens from the pond for study.

  • In some ecosystems, physa play an essential role in controlling algae growth.

  • The shell shape of a physa helps distinguish it from other freshwater snails.

Synonyms

snail
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A small slow animal with a soft body and a spiral shell found on land or in water

is a narrower freshwater group found mainly in ponds and slow water

Surface Forms

physa singular
physas plural

Etymology

Physa comes from a Greek word physa meaning 'bladder' or 'bubble', because these snails have soft, rounded shells that look like little bubbles. So physa is used for this freshwater snail because of its inflated, bubble-like shell.