"Mussel" is a word in ENGLISH
Any one of numerous species of Unio, and related
fresh-water genera; -- called also river mussel. See Naiad, and Unio.
Any one of many species of marine bivalve shells of the
genus Mytilus, and related genera, of the family Mytidae. The common
mussel (Mytilus edulis; see Illust. under Byssus), and the larger, or
horse, mussel (Modiola modiolus), inhabiting the shores both of Europe
and America, are edible. The former is extensively used as food in
Europe.
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binobokán - The empty shell of an egg, snail, mussel, etc. (cf. alokabá, olokabá).
Read the complete definitionOf, pertaining to, or living in, water not salt; as, fresh-water geological deposits; a fresh-water fish; fresh-water mussels.
Read the complete definitionThe larva or young of the mussel, formerly thought to be a parasite upon the parent's gills.
Read the complete definitionA division of bivalve shells, including the marine mussels, in which the two adductor muscles are very unequal. See Dreissena, …
Read the complete definitionAn aquatic mite of the genus Hydrachna. The hydrachnids, while young, are parasitic on fresh-water mussels.
Read the complete definitionAn extinct genus of large, fossil, bivalve shells,allied to the mussels. The genus is characteristic of the Cretaceous period.
Read the complete definitionkalingkaling n k. o. mussel living in the roots of mangroves, about 1 1/2 long.
Read the complete definitionA class of Mollusca including all those that have bivalve shells, as the clams, oysters, mussels, etc.
Read the complete definitionA genus of elongated bivalve shells, allied to the mussels, and remarkable for their ability to bore holes for shelter, …
Read the complete definitionThe hard pearly internal layer of several kinds of shells, esp. of pearl oysters, river mussels, and the abalone shells; …
Read the complete definitionSee Mussel.
Read the complete definitionA poisonous base (leucomaine) found in the common mussel. It either causes paralysis of the muscles, or gives rise to …
Read the complete definitionA genus of marine bivalve shells, including the common mussel. See Illust. under Byssus.
Read the complete definitionAny species of a tribe (Naiades) of freshwater bivalves, including Unio, Anodonta, and numerous allied genera; a river mussel.
Read the complete definitionA shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the …
Read the complete definitionA bed of oysters or mussels.
Read the complete definitiontahong Definition: (noun) saltwater mussel; a species of clam
Read the complete definitionAny one of numerous species of fresh-water mussels belonging to Unio and many allied genera.
Read the complete definitionAny of numerous species of aquatic mites belonging to Hydrachna and allied genera of the family Hydrachnidae, usually having the …
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