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Mussel
//ˈmʌsəl// noun
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Noun
- 1 Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells.; A freshwater mussel, usually edible, of the order Unionida in subclass Palaeoheterodonta.
- 2 marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc. wordnet
- 3 Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells.; A saltwater mussel, usually edible, of the order Mytilida in subclass Pteriomorphia.
- 4 black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine wordnet
- 5 Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells.; Any of certain other bivalves of somewhat similar appearance, such as the zebra mussel and quagga mussel of the family Dreissenidae in subclass Heterodonta.
Etymology
From Middle English muscle (“mussel”), from Old English muscle, from Proto-West Germanic *muskulā, from Late Latin muscula, from Latin mūsculus (“mussel, muscle”, literally “little mouse”). Doublet of muscle.
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