NOUN | animal | Mytilus edulis, edible mussel | 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 | edible mussel | |
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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