noun
marine bivalve mollusk having a dark elongated shell; live attached to solid objects especially in intertidal zones
• Syn: ↑marine mussel
• Hypernyms: ↑mussel
• Hyponyms: ↑edible mussel, ↑Mytilus edulis
• Member Holonyms: ↑Mytilidae, ↑family Mytilidae
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I. \\ˈmid.ələ̇d\ adjective : of or relating to the Mytilidae
II. noun
(-s)
: a mollusk of the family Mytilidae : mussel
Useful english dictionary. 2012.