noun
type genus of the family Mytilidae: smooth-shelled marine mussels
• Syn: ↑genus Mytilus
• Hypernyms: ↑mollusk genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Mytilidae, ↑family Mytilidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑edible mussel, ↑Mytilus edulis
Useful english dictionary. 2012.