mussel
- Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells.
- Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells.
- Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmʌsəl/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English muscle (“mussel”), from Old English muscle, from Proto-West Germanic *muskulā, from Late Latin muscula, from Latin mūsculus (“mussel, muscle”, literally “little mouse”). Doublet of muscle.
moule
cozza
mexilhão
mejillón
mossel
Muschel
μύδι
musclo
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