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Definitions for Mussel
[1] any bivalve mollusk, especially an edible marine bivalve of the family Mytilidae and a freshwater clam of the family Unionidae.
[2] any of various marine bivalves of the genus Mytilus and related genera, esp M. edulis (edible mussel ), having a dark slightly elongated shell and living attached to rocks, etc,
[3] any of various freshwater bivalves of the genera Anodonta, Unio, etc, attached to rocks, sand, etc having a flattened oval shell (a source of mother-of-pearl). The zebra mussel , Dreissena polymorpha, can be a serious nuisance in water mains
Words related to Mussel
clam, crustacean, mollusk, snail, scallop, conch, crawfish, prawn, shrimp, lobster, oyster, barnacle, whelk, piddock, crayfish
Words nearby Mussel
muso, musquash, musquash root, muss, mussaka, mussel, mussel crab, musselcracker, musset, musset's sign, mussitate
Origin of Mussel
before 1000; Middle English, Old English muscle < Vulgar Latin *mūscula, variant of Latin mūsculus little mouse, sea mussel. See muscle
Word origin for Mussel
Old English muscle, from Vulgar Latin muscula (unattested), from Latin musculus, diminutive of mūs mouse
Synonyms for Mussel
clam, conch, crawfish, crustacean, lobster, mollusk, oyster, prawn, scallop, shrimp, snail, barnacle, crayfish, piddock, whelk