MUSSEL


Meaning of MUSSEL in English

/mus"euhl/ , n.

any bivalve mollusk, esp. an edible marine bivalve of the family Mytilidae and a freshwater clam of the family Unionidae.

[ bef. 1000; ME, OE muscle muscula, var. of L musculus little mouse, sea mussel. See MUSCLE ]

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