mussel

mus·sel  (msl)

n.

1. Any of several marine bivalve mollusks, especially the edible members of the family Mytilidae and in particular Mytilus edulis, a blue-black species raised commercially in Europe. Mussels are often found attached to rocky surfaces or the sides of ships.

2. Any of several freshwater bivalve mollusks of the genera Anodonta and Unio, found in the central United States, that burrow in the sand or mud of lakes and streams.

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[Alteration (possibly influenced by Dutch mossel) of Middle English muscle, from Old English muscelle, from Medieval Latin mscula, from Latin msculus, sea mussel; see muscle.]

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mussel

Noun

an edible shellfish, with a dark slightly elongated hinged shell, which lives attached to rocks [Latin musculus, diminutive of mus mouse]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mussel - black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine edible mussel, Mytilus edulis - a mussel with a dark shell that lives attached to rocks shellfish - meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
	2.	mussel - marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc. bivalve, lamellibranch, pelecypod - marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together marine mussel, mytilid - marine bivalve mollusk having a dark elongated shell; live attached to solid objects especially in intertidal zones freshwater clam, freshwater mussel - bivalve mollusk abundant in rivers of central United States

Translations

mussel [ˈmʌsl] n → mejillón m

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mussel [ˈmʌsl] n → moule f

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mussel [ˈmʌsl] n → (Mies)muschel f

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mussel [ˈmʌsl] n → cozza

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mussel

n mussel [ˈmasl]

a variety of edible shellfish with a shell in two parts. mossel ميديَّه: جِنْس مَحار вид мида slávka musling die Muschel μύδι mejillón jõekarp صدف دو کپه اى simpukka moule צְדָפָה सीपी, शम्बुक školjka, mušula kagyló kerang kræklingur, krákuskel cozza むらさきがい 쌍각류의 조개 dvigeldė kriauklė divvāku gliemis; mīdija siput sudu mossel musling; blåskjell małż mexilhão midie двустворчатый моллюск slávka klapavica dagnja mussla หอยจำพวกหอยแมลงภู่ midye 貽貝 мідія دہرا سمندری گھونگا con trai 贻贝