Mussel
['mʌsəl] or ['mʌsl]
Definition
(noun.) marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc..
(noun.) black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine.
Typist: Pearl--From WordNet
Definition
(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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Definition
n. a. marine bivalve shellfish used for food.—n. Mus′cūlite a petrified mussel or shell.
Typist: Nicholas
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of water mussels, denotes small fortune, but contentment and domestic enjoyment.
Typed by Annette
Examples
- The ocean pearl oyster or bivalve (_avicula margaritifera_) and fresh water mussel (_unio margaritifera_) have wonderful homes--their shells. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Then we ate _paella_ with fresh sea food, clams in their shells, mussels, crayfish, and small eels. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- 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. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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