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Mussel   /mˈəsəl/   Listen
Mussel

noun
1.
Black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine.
2.
Marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc..



Related searches:
mussel shrimp
edible mussel
freshwater mussel
marine mussel
pearly-shelled mussel
thin-shelled mussel
zebra mussel


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"Mussel" Quotes from Famous Books



... division nemocera, was represented by a simple mosquito, a single one, which the doctor, though much bitten, had the pleasure of catching. As a conchologist, he was less fortunate, and he was obliged to content himself with a sort of mussel and ...
— The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras • Jules Verne
... centre, with a slightly curved, round handle, about six inches long. They were made of very hard wood, and were much too heavy to wield with one hand. I also found a number of fishing lines, made from grass, with hooks attached of various sizes, made from mussel shells. ...
— Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Vol. 2 (of 2) • John MacGillivray
... Hopeless. Progress of boats arrested. Reconnoitre the river. Prospect from View Hill. Preparation for pedestrian excursion. Leave Reach Hopeless to explore the upper part of the river. Native village. Squall. Mussel Bend. Meet Natives. Successful fishing. Party distressed. Thirsty Flat. Tortoise Reach. Singular appearance of the ranges. Effect of the great heat. One man knocked up. Approach of natives. Preparation for defence. Appearance of the natives. Move further up the river. ...
— Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2 • John Lort Stokes
... shell-fish (i.e. creatures of the mussel, cockle, and oyster class, which receive their name from the body being protected by a double shell, one valve of which is placed on each side) have their two shells united by one or two powerful muscles, which pass directly across from one shell ...
— On the Genesis of Species • St. George Mivart
... of the nacre of any mussel or oyster shell you might cut, at your pleasure, any quantity of small flat circular disks of the prettiest color and luster. To some extent, such tinsel or foil of shell is used pleasantly for decoration. ...
— Aratra Pentelici, Seven Lectures on the Elements of Sculpture - Given before the University of Oxford in Michaelmas Term, 1870 • John Ruskin


Words linked to "Mussel" :   lamellibranch, shellfish, Mytilus edulis, mytilid, pelecypod, freshwater clam, bivalve


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