Mussel

//ˈmʌsəl//

Synonyms for "mussel" (13 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Strong matches (4)

Related words (6)

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Translations

114 translations across 67 languages.

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Abenaki

1 entries
  • als noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Afrikaans

1 entries
  • mossel noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • κόγχη noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Arabic

3 entries
  • بو زْروڭ noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • بَلَح البَحَر noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • بَلَحُ الْبَحْر noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Armenian

1 entries
  • միդիա noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • midye noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Basque

1 entries
  • muskuilua noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • мі́дыя noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Brunei Malay

1 entries
  • kupang noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • мида noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • черна мида noun (saltwater mussel)

Catalan

2 entries
  • musclo noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • musclo noun (saltwater mussel)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 青口 noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 殼菜 /壳菜 noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • 淡菜 noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • 貽貝 /贻贝 noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • 青口 noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Cornish

2 entries
  • meskel noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • mesklen noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Czech

1 entries
  • slávka noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Danish

1 entries
  • musling noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Dutch

1 entries
  • mossel noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • mitulo noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Estonian

1 entries
  • jõekarp noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Ewe

1 entries
  • aɖɔɖi noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Faroese

1 entries
  • kræklingur noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Finnish

4 entries
  • järvisimpukka noun (freshwater mussel)
  • makeanveden simpukka noun (freshwater mussel)
  • merisimpukka noun (saltwater mussel)
  • simpukka noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

French

3 entries
  • moule noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • moule noun (saltwater mussel)
  • moule d’eau douce noun (freshwater mussel)

Galician

2 entries
  • mexillón noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • mexillón noun (saltwater mussel)

Georgian

1 entries
  • ორკარედი ნიჟარა noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

German

4 entries
  • Miesmuschel noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • Muschel noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • Süßwassermuschel noun (freshwater mussel)
  • Teichmuschel noun (freshwater mussel)

Greek

1 entries
  • μύδι noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Greenlandic

1 entries
  • uiloq noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • מוּל noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • kagyló noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • szívkagyló noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • bláskel noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • kræklingur noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Irish

1 entries
  • diúilicín noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Italian

4 entries
  • cozza noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • dattero nero noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • mitilo noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • muscolo noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Japanese

2 entries
  • ムール貝 noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • 貽貝 noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Khmer

2 entries
  • គ្រំចំពុះទា noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • គ្រំប៉ោក noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Korean

2 entries
  • 조개 noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • 홍합 noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Latin

1 entries
  • spondylus noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • мушула noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • школка noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Malay

1 entries
  • kupang noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Middle English

1 entries
  • muscle noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Māori

4 entries
  • kuku noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • kuku noun (saltwater mussel)
  • kākahi noun (freshwater mussel)
  • kūtai noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Navajo

1 entries
  • chʼosh dichiłí bitsʼaʼígíí noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Norman

2 entries
  • bé d'corbîn noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • moûle noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Northern Sami

1 entries
  • skálžu noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • blåskjell noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Old English

1 entries
  • muscle noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Persian

1 entries
  • صدف سیاه noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Polish

2 entries
  • małż noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • omułek noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • mexilhão noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Romanian

2 entries
  • midie noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • scoică de apă dulce noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Russian

2 entries
  • ми́дия noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • мидия noun (saltwater mussel)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • feusgan noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Serbo-Croatian

3 entries
  • dagnja noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • jestiva školjka noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • školjka noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Slovak

1 entries
  • mušľa noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Slovene

1 entries
  • dagnja noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Southern Ohlone

1 entries
  • hakkaw noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Spanish

4 entries
  • almeja de agua dulce noun (freshwater mussel)
  • cholga noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • cholgua noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • choro noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Swedish

1 entries
  • mussla noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • halaan noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Thai

1 entries
  • หอยสองฝา noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Turkish

1 entries
  • midye noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • мі́дія noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • chem chép noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Walloon

3 entries
  • mosse noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • moule noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • moulete noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Welsh

3 entries
  • cragen ddu noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • cragen las noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)
  • misgl noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Yámana

1 entries
  • kačóin noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Zazaki

1 entries
  • midye tasek noun (any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc)

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

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Tom works on a mussel farm.

Source: tatoeba (5991128)

The palace of the Merman King lies in the very deepest part; its walls are of coral and the long pointed windows of the clearest amber, but the roof is made of mussel shells which open and shut with the lapping of the water.

Source: tatoeba (7740966)

But unlike White-nose syndrome or chytrid disease, in which a single pathogen has wiped out millions of creatures across vast distances, Goldberg does not think a single germ is responsible for all the mussel die-offs.

Source: tatoeba (11050448)

They’ve actually created a synthetic gel that mimics the mussel’s sticky, self-healing properties.

Source: tatoeba (11050472)

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