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mussel

[ muhs-uhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

mussel

/ ˈmʌsəl /

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

Origin of mussel¹

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

Origin of mussel¹

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

Page Six says they dined on mussel soup, crayfish and artichoke risotto at a tony Venetian restaurant.

The Chinese and natives of the place chew this nut with betel-leaf and calcined mussel-shells.

There was no welcome on Mrs. Mussel's mat, but I'm still glowing.

Mrs. Mussel gets five of it and the rest I may waste in riotous living.

The boats that were hovering about on the sea looked no bigger than mussel shells.

The Starfish merely presses the mussel into its mouth, cleans out the shells, and throws them away.

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