mussel
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ˈmʌsəl/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌsəl
- Homophone: muscle
Noun
mussel (plural mussels)
- Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells
- fresh water mussels, usually edible, of the order Unionida in subclass Palaeoheterodonta.
- salt water mussels, usually edible, of the order Mytilida in subclass Pteriomorphia.
- Certain other bivalves of somewhat similar appearance, such as the zebra mussel and quagga mussel of the family Dreissenidae in subclass Heterodonta.
Derived terms
terms derived from mussel (noun)
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freshwater mussel
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