mucketn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌkɪt/, U.S.

/ˈməkət/

Forms: 1900s– mougat (in dictionaries), 1900s– mouket (in dictionaries), 1900s– mucket.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown.

A North American freshwater mussel of the family Unionidae; spec. Actinonaias ligamentina of the eastern United States or a related species, usually of the genus Lampsilis or Leptodea.

ΚΠ

1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Mucket, a large dark-brown mussel, Lampsilis ligamentinus, found in the Mississippi river.

1923 National Geographic Mag. Apr. 449/2 For button-making, the most desirable shells are those known as ‘nigger heads’ and muckets.

1938 Iowa: Guide to Hawkeye State (Federal Writers' Project) 327 The fisherman's haul usually contained a wide assortment of shells.., mucket,..maple leaf, and elephant's ear.

1949 E. L. Palmer Fieldbk. Nat. Hist. 354 Different species of fresh-water mussels or muckets have different fish species on which they are parasitic in larval stage.

2000 Nautilus 114 80 The tidewater mucket, Leptodea ochracea.., is distributed along the Atlantic coast of North America.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mucket
释义	mucketn. Brit. /ˈmʌkɪt/, U.S. /ˈməkət/ Forms: 1900s– mougat (in dictionaries), 1900s– mouket (in dictionaries), 1900s– mucket. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. A North American freshwater mussel of the family Unionidae; spec. Actinonaias ligamentina of the eastern United States or a related species, usually of the genus Lampsilis or Leptodea. ΚΠ 1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Mucket, a large dark-brown mussel, Lampsilis ligamentinus, found in the Mississippi river. 1923 National Geographic Mag. Apr. 449/2 For button-making, the most desirable shells are those known as ‘nigger heads’ and muckets. 1938 Iowa: Guide to Hawkeye State (Federal Writers' Project) 327 The fisherman's haul usually contained a wide assortment of shells.., mucket,..maple leaf, and elephant's ear. 1949 E. L. Palmer Fieldbk. Nat. Hist. 354 Different species of fresh-water mussels or muckets have different fish species on which they are parasitic in larval stage. 2000 Nautilus 114 80 The tidewater mucket, Leptodea ochracea.., is distributed along the Atlantic coast of North America. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1909
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