MYTILUS - Definition

WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] type genus of the family Mytilidae: smooth-shelled marine mussels

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	Synonyms:	genus Mytilus

	See Also:	edible mussel, family Mytilidae, mollusk genus, Mytilidae, Mytilus edulis

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Myt"i*lus\, n. [L., a sea mussel, Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of marine bivalve shells, including the common mussel. See Illust. under {Byssus}.