| 单词 | ribbed mussel |
| 释义 | > as lemmasribbed mussel ribbed mussel n. any of several mussels of the family Mytilidae characterized by ribbed shells; spec. Geukensia demissa (formerly Modiolus demissus), found in salt marshes of eastern North America. ΚΠ 1844 J. W. Loudon Glimpses of Nature ix. 200 (caption) Ribbed mussel (Myrtilus [sic] Crenulatus). 1883 Bull. U.S. National Mus. No. 27. 236 Modiola plicatula,..known as the Ribbed-mussel, is found from Georgia to Caco Bay, Maine. 1918 Jrnl. Morphol. 31 98 The ribbed mussel, Modiolus, occurs most commonly in bunches along the banks of tidal creeks and estuaries. 2004 H. Thurston Place between Tides vii. 129 Of all the molluscs, the ribbed mussel is the best adapted to..the salt marsh. < as lemmas |
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