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Mussel — Not to be confused with muscle. Mussel Blue mussels Mytilus edulis in the intertidal zone in Cornwall, England Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Mussel — Mus sel, n. [See {Muscle}, 3.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of many species of marine bivalve shells of the genus {Mytilus}, and related genera, of the family {Mytid[ae]}. The common mussel ({Mytilus edulis}; see Illust. under {Byssus}), and the larger … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mussel digger — Mussel Mus sel, n. [See {Muscle}, 3.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of many species of marine bivalve shells of the genus {Mytilus}, and related genera, of the family {Mytid[ae]}. The common mussel ({Mytilus edulis}; see Illust. under {Byssus}), and the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mussel — ► NOUN 1) a marine mollusc with a dark brown or purplish black shell. 2) a freshwater mollusc, some kinds of which produce small pearls. ORIGIN Latin musculus muscle … English terms dictionary
mussel — /mus euhl/, n. any bivalve mollusk, esp. an edible marine bivalve of the family Mytilidae and a freshwater clam of the family Unionidae. [bef. 1000; ME, OE muscle < VL *muscula, var. of L musculus little mouse, sea mussel. See MUSCLE] * * * Any… … Universalium
mussel shrimp — ▪ crustacean also called seed shrimp , or ostracod any of a widely distributed group of crustaceans belonging to the subclass Ostracoda (class Crustacea) that resemble mussels in that the body is enclosed within a bivalved (two valved)… … Universalium
mussel — noun Etymology: Middle English muscle, from Old English muscelle, from Vulgar Latin *muscula, from Latin musculus muscle, mussel Date: before 12th century 1. a marine bivalve mollusk (especially genus Mytilus) usually having a dark elongated… … New Collegiate Dictionary
mussel — noun 1》 a marine bivalve mollusc with a dark brown or purplish black shell. [Mytilus edulis (edible mussel) and other species, family Mytilidae.] 2》 a freshwater bivalve mollusc, some kinds of which produce small pearls. [Family Unionidae.]… … English new terms dictionary
mussel — mus•sel [[t]ˈmʌs əl[/t]] n. ivt any bivalve mollusk, esp. an edible marine bivalve of the family Mytilidae and a freshwater clam of the family Unionidae • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME, OE muscle < VL *mūscula, fem. der. of L mūsculus little mouse … From formal English to slang
mussel — /ˈmʌsəl / (say musuhl) noun any bivalve mollusc, especially an edible marine bivalve of the family Mytilidae and a freshwater bivalve of the family Unionidae. {Middle Low German; replacing Middle English and Old English muscle, from Late Latin… …
