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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mus•sel /ˈmʌsəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Invertebratesa two-shelled water creature, a mollusk, the soft body of which can be eaten.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mus•sel (mus′əl),USA pronunciation n. - Invertebratesany bivalve mollusk, esp. an edible marine bivalve of the family Mytilidae and a freshwater clam of the family Unionidae.
- Vulgar Latin *mūscula, variant of Latin mūsculus little mouse, sea mussel. See muscle
- Middle English, Old English muscle bef. 1000
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mussel /ˈmʌsəl/ n - 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
Etymology: Old English muscle, from Vulgar Latin muscula (unattested), from Latin musculus, diminutive of mūs mouse |