Word: stubbier
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...museum of natural history of the University of Illinois, found in a Wisconsin artificial lake several species of shellfish peculiar to fresh running water. At the end of the lake where streams entered, the mollusks had remained true to type. At the other, their shells had thickened; grown stubbier. This situation apparently proved that environment produces new varieties in low-grade forms of life...