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mussel

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmʌs^əl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmʌsəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mus′əl)

mus•sel /ˈmʌsəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Invertebratesa two-shelled water creature, a mollusk, the soft body of which can be eaten.

mus•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

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mussel /ˈmʌs^əl/ 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

'mussel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

byssus - cockle - murex - naiad - pearl - solenodon - zebra mussel - bivalve - conch - cultured pearl - date mussel - glochidium - mussel crab - mussel shrimp - scaup - seed shrimp - spondylitis

In Lists: Sources of iron, Shellfish, Marine animals, more...

Collocations: [raw, cooked, steamed, boiled, fresh] mussels, [an open, a closed] mussel, a [bowl, dish, portion, pound] of mussels, more...

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