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1. (n.) mussel
any bivalve mollusk, esp. an edible marine bivalve of the family Mytilidae and a freshwater clam of the family Unionidae.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME, OE muscle < VL *mūscula, fem. der. of L mūsculus little mouse, sea mussel. See muscle)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) mussel
black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine
2. (noun) mussel
marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.
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1. (noun) Mussel
any one of many species of marine bivalve shells of the genus Mytilus, and related genera, of the family Mytidae. The common mussel (Mytilus edulis; see Illust. under Byssus), and the larger, or horse, mussel (Modiola modiolus), inhabiting the shores both of Europe and America, are edible. The former is extensively used as food in Europe
2. (noun) Mussel
any one of numerous species of Unio, and related fresh-water genera; -- called also river mussel. See Naiad, and Unio
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Sense: a variety of edible shellfish with a shell in two parts.
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 Afrikaans: mossel |
 Arabic: ميديَّه: جِنْس مَحار |
 Bulgarian: вид мида |
 Brazilian: mexilhão |
 Czech: slávka |
 German: die Muschel |
 Danish: musling |
 Greek: μύδι |
 Spanish: mejillón |
 Estonian: jõekarp |
 Farsi: صدف دو کپه اى |
 Finnish: simpukka |
 French: moule |
 Hebrew: צְדָפָה |
 Hindi: सीपी, शम्बुक |
 Croatian: školjka, mušula |
 Hungarian: kagyló |
 Indonesian: kerang |
 Icelandic: kræklingur, krákuskel |
 Italian: cozza |
 Japanese: むらさきがい |
 Korean: 홍합 |
 Lithuanian: dvigeldė kriauklė |
 Latvian: divvāku gliemis; mīdija |
 Malay: siput sudu |
 Dutch: mossel |
 Norwegian: musling; blåskjell |
 Polish: małż |
 Persian: صدف دو کپه اى |
 Pashto: صدف |
 Portuguese: mexilhão |
 Romanian: midie |
 Russian: двустворчатый моллюск |
 Slovak: slávka |
 Slovenian: klapavica |
 Serbian: dagnja |
 Swedish: mussla |
 Thai: หอยจำพวกหอยแมลงภู่ |
 Turkish: midye |
 Taiwanese: 貽貝，淡菜 |
 Ukrainian: мідія |
 Urdu: دہرا سمندری گھونگا |
 Vietnamese: con trai |
 Chinese: 贻贝 |
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