different between mussel vs mytilid
mussel
English
Etymology
From Latin m?sculus (“mussel or muscle”, literally “little mouse”). Doublet of muscle.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /?m?s?l/
- Rhymes: -?s?l
- Homophone: muscle
Noun
mussel (plural mussels)
- Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells
- fresh water mussels, usually edible, of the order Unionida in subclass Palaeoheterodonta.
- salt water mussels, usually edible, of the order Mytilida in subclass Pteriomorphia.
- Certain other bivalves of somewhat similar appearance, such as the zebra mussel and quagga mussel of the family Dreissenidae in subclass Heterodonta.
Derived terms
Related terms
- mouse
Translations
References
- mussel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
mussel From the web:
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mytilid
English
Noun
mytilid (plural mytilids)
- Any bivalve mollusc of the order Mytilida; the mussels
References
- mytilid at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- timidly
mytilid From the web:
- what does mytilid mean
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