| 单词 | date mussel |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdate mussel date mussel n. any of various marine mussels constituting the genus Lithophaga (family Mytilidae), having long narrow shells with parallel sides, and boring into submarine rocks by means of acid secretions. ΚΠ 1837 T. G. Bradford Murray's Encycl. Geogr. (rev. ed.) III. 236 Two new species of Modiolæ or Date-mussels..have recently been brought from Rio de Janeiro. 1935 Queenslander 25 July 2/3 I have seen a date mussel bore its way 12in. into a rock in less than 20 minutes. 1963 Science 1 Mar. 849/2 The true mussels.., which include the numerous species of date mussels (Lithophaga), are restricted to calcareous rock. 2005 D. Stannard Fishing up Moon i. 24 One Italian specialty employs date mussels which actually bore into the rock of the seashore. < as lemmas |
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