Mussel
['mʌsəl] or ['mʌsl]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc..
(noun.) black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine.
編輯:珀尔--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) 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.
(n.) Any one of numerous species of Unio, and related fresh-water genera; -- called also river mussel. See Naiad, and Unio.
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解釋/意思:
n. a. marine bivalve shellfish used for food.—n. Mus′cūlite a petrified mussel or shell.
校對:尼古拉斯
娱乐性解釋/意思:
To dream of water mussels, denotes small fortune, but contentment and domestic enjoyment.
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例句/造句/用法:
- The ocean pearl oyster or bivalve (_avicula margaritifera_) and fresh water mussel (_unio margaritifera_) have wonderful homes--their shells. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- Then we ate _paella_ with fresh sea food, clams in their shells, mussels, crayfish, and small eels. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- He had fish, dead and alive, and fresh-water mussels; he could easily catch fish with his hands and paddle and dive for and trap them. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
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