Meaning of MUSSEL
| Pronunciation: | | 'musul
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- [n] marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.
- [n] black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine
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| | See Also: | | bivalve, edible mussel, freshwater clam, freshwater mussel, lamellibranch, marine mussel, mytilid, Mytilus edulis, pelecypod, shellfish | |
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| | Definition: | | \Mus"sel\, n. [See {Muscle}, 3.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of many species of marine bivalve
shells of the genus {Mytilus}, and related genera, of the
family {Mytid[ae]}. 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. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of {Unio}, and
related fresh-water genera; -- called also {river mussel}.
See {Naiad}, and {Unio}.
{Mussel digger} (Zo["o]l.), the grayback whale. See {Gray
whale}, under {Gray}.
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| | Definition: | | Seeing mussels in your dream means minor gains in fortune, but you will be filled with much joy and domestic bliss. |
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