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Mytilus

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Myt´i`lus
n.1.(Zool.) A genus of marine bivalve shells, including the common mussel. See Illust. under Byssus.
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Noun1.MytilusMytilus - type genus of the family Mytilidae: smooth-shelled marine mussels
genus Mytilus
mollusk genus - a genus of mollusks
family Mytilidae, Mytilidae - marine mussels
edible mussel, Mytilus edulis - a mussel with a dark shell that lives attached to rocks


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Gay [2] has stated that he found in the neighbourhood of Rio, shells of the marine genera solen and mytilus, and fresh water ampullariae, living together in brackish water.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
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