mytilacean
/mɪtɪˈleɪʃn/Zoology
noun
A bivalve of the group Mytilacea (now a superfamily), which comprises marine mussels.
adjective
Of, belonging to, or characteristic of the group Mytilacea of marine mussels.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Penny Cyclopaedia. From scientific Latin Mytilacea (H. M. D. de Blainville Man. de Malacologie et Conchyliologie 531; from Mytilus + -acea, after French Mytilacés (Cuvier, 1817), Mytilacées (Lamarck, 1819)) + -an.
- two-handedly
- two-hander
- two heads are better than one
- two-horse
- two natures
- twoness
- twonk
- twoonie
- two (or three, four, etc.) of a kind
- two (or three) sheets to the wind
- twopence
- twopenn'orth
- twopenny
- twopenny-halfpenny
- two-phase
- two-piece
- two-ply
- two-pot screamer
- two's company, three's a crowd
- two-seater
- two shot
- two-sided
- twosome
- two-spirited
- two-star