MARINE MUSSEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does marine mussel mean? 

• MARINE MUSSEL (noun)
  The noun MARINE MUSSEL has 1 sense:

1. marine bivalve mollusk having a dark elongated shell; live attached to solid objects especially in intertidal zones

  Familiarity information: MARINE MUSSEL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MARINE MUSSEL (noun)

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Meaning:

Marine bivalve mollusk having a dark elongated shell; live attached to solid objects especially in intertidal zones

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

marine mussel; mytilid

Hypernyms ("marine mussel" is a kind of...):

mussel (marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "marine mussel"):

edible mussel; Mytilus edulis (a mussel with a dark shell that lives attached to rocks)

Holonyms ("marine mussel" is a member of...):

family Mytilidae; Mytilidae (marine mussels)