NOUN | animal | marine mussel, mytilid | marine bivalve mollusk having a dark elongated shell |
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Meaning | marine bivalve mollusk having a dark elongated shell; live attached to solid objects especially in intertidal zones. | |
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Synonym | mytilid | |
Member of | Mytilidae, family Mytilidae | marine mussels |
Narrower | edible mussel, Mytilus edulis | A mussel with a dark shell that lives attached to rocks |
Broader | mussel | marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc. |
Spanish | mitílido |
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