| NOUN | animal | edible mussel, Mytilus edulis | a mussel with a dark shell that lives attached to rocks |
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| Meaning | A mussel with a dark shell that lives attached to rocks. | |
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| Synonym | Mytilus edulis | |
| Member of | Mytilus, genus Mytilus | type genus of the family Mytilidae |
| Parts | mussel | black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine |
| Broader | marine mussel, mytilid | marine bivalve mollusk having a dark elongated shell |
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