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- noun Plural form of
unio .
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Examples
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This was evidently a favourite haunt of the natives, who had been feeding upon the almonds which this tree contains in its large complex fruit, and to give a relish to their repast had mingled with it roasted unios, or fresh-water mussels, which the stream produced in abundance.
Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 George Grey 1855
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The spot was admirably suited for their purpose; their bark beds were placed under the shelter of this tree and only a few yards distant from the pond, which contained abundance of large unios.
Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 George Grey 1855
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The fresh-water shells on this river are chiefly unios.
Memoirs of 30 Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Schoolcraft, H R 1851
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The river abounds in muscles, among which the species of unios is common, but not of large size, so far as we observed.
Memoirs of 30 Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Schoolcraft, H R 1851
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We observed the passenger-pigeon and some small fresh-water shells of the species of unios and anadontas.
Memoirs of 30 Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Schoolcraft, H R 1851
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Found fine unios of a large size, very abundant on a little sandy bay.
Memoirs of 30 Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Schoolcraft, H R 1851
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My eyes wandered over the islet; every inch of it came under my glance; every object upon it was scrutinised -- the moulted feathers of wildfowl, the pieces of mud, the fresh-water mussels (_unios_) strewed upon its beach -- all were examined.
The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire Mayne Reid 1850
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It is known to eat shell-fish, and heaps of the shells of fresh-water muscles (_unios_) are often found near its retreat.
The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire Mayne Reid 1850
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Our steps were towards the "Shell Road," and soon our feet crunched upon the fragments of unios and bivalves that strewed the path.
The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West Mayne Reid 1850
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The river abounds in muscles, among which the species of unios is common, but not of large size, so far as we observed.
Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Henry Rowe Schoolcraft 1828
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