mussel

[ muhs-uhl ]

/ ˈmʌs əl /

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noun

any bivalve mollusk, especially an edible marine bivalve of the family Mytilidae and a freshwater clam of the family Unionidae.

Origin of mussel

before 1000; Middle English, Old English muscle<Vulgar Latin *mūscula, variant of Latin mūsculus little mouse, sea mussel. See muscle

Words nearby mussel

musnud, muso, musquash, musquash root, muss, mussel, mussel crab, musselcracker, Musset, Musset's sign, mussitate

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Example sentences from the Web for mussel

Page Six says they dined on mussel soup, crayfish and artichoke risotto at a tony Venetian restaurant.
Venice Wedding Bells for George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The mussel opened his shell, but kept four or five of his eyes constantly fixed on Goody.
The Pond|Carl Ewald
When I reported my empty net to Mrs. Mussel on returning, she emitted a little desolate cluck.
Jane Journeys On|Ruth Comfort Mitchell
Besides which, although the mussel has a shell, it isn't able to look out for itself.
The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries|Francis Rolt-Wheeler

As everyone knows, the Mussel and the Oyster live between two hinged shells.
On the Seashore|R. Cadwallader Smith
Some distance below was the roof of a house which clung to the castle wall like a mussel to a rock.
Vayenne|Percy Brebner

British Dictionary definitions for mussel

mussel

/ (ˈmʌsəl) /

noun

any of various marine bivalves of the genus Mytilus and related genera, esp M. edulis (edible mussel), having a dark slightly elongated shell and living attached to rocks, etc,

any of various freshwater bivalves of the genera Anodonta, Unio, etc, attached to rocks, sand, etc having a flattened oval shell (a source of mother-of-pearl). The zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, can be a serious nuisance in water mains

Word Origin for mussel

Old English muscle, from Vulgar Latin muscula (unattested), from Latin musculus, diminutive of mūs mouse

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单词	mussel
释义	mussel [ muhs-uhl ] / ˈmʌs əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mussel ON THESAURUS.COM noun any bivalve mollusk, especially an edible marine bivalve of the family Mytilidae and a freshwater clam of the family Unionidae. Origin of mussel before 1000; Middle English, Old English muscle<Vulgar Latin *mūscula, variant of Latin mūsculus little mouse, sea mussel. See muscle Words nearby mussel musnud, muso, musquash, musquash root, muss, mussel, mussel crab, musselcracker, Musset, Musset's sign, mussitate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mussel Page Six says they dined on mussel soup, crayfish and artichoke risotto at a tony Venetian restaurant. Venice Wedding Bells for George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin?\|Barbie Latza Nadeau\|June 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The mussel opened his shell, but kept four or five of his eyes constantly fixed on Goody. The Pond\|Carl Ewald When I reported my empty net to Mrs. Mussel on returning, she emitted a little desolate cluck. Jane Journeys On\|Ruth Comfort Mitchell Besides which, although the mussel has a shell, it isn't able to look out for itself. The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries\|Francis Rolt-Wheeler As everyone knows, the Mussel and the Oyster live between two hinged shells. On the Seashore\|R. Cadwallader Smith Some distance below was the roof of a house which clung to the castle wall like a mussel to a rock. Vayenne\|Percy Brebner British Dictionary definitions for mussel mussel / (ˈmʌsəl) / noun any of various marine bivalves of the genus Mytilus and related genera, esp M. edulis (edible mussel), having a dark slightly elongated shell and living attached to rocks, etc, any of various freshwater bivalves of the genera Anodonta, Unio, etc, attached to rocks, sand, etc having a flattened oval shell (a source of mother-of-pearl). The zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, can be a serious nuisance in water mains Word Origin for mussel Old English muscle, from Vulgar Latin muscula (unattested), from Latin musculus, diminutive of mūs mouse Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mussel clam, crustacean, mollusk, snail, scallop, conch, crawfish, prawn, shrimp, lobster, oyster, barnacle, whelk, piddock, crayfish
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mussel

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