| NOUN | food | mussel | black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine |
|---|---|---|---|
| animal | mussel | marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc. |
| Sounds | mah'sahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | edible mussel, Mytilus edulis | A mussel with a dark shell that lives attached to rocks |
| Broader | shellfish | meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean) |
| Spanish | mejillón | |
| Catalan | musclo | |
| Meaning | marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | freshwater mussel, freshwater clam | bivalve mollusk abundant in rivers of central United States |
| marine mussel, mytilid | marine bivalve mollusk having a dark elongated shell | |
| Broader | bivalve, pelecypod, lamellibranch | marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together |
| Spanish | mejillón | |
| Catalan | musclo | |
©2001-25 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact
English |
Spanish |
Catalan
Privacy |
Robots