MYTILUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mytilus mean? 

• MYTILUS (noun)
  The noun MYTILUS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the family Mytilidae: smooth-shelled marine mussels

  Familiarity information: MYTILUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MYTILUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the family Mytilidae: smooth-shelled marine mussels

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Mytilus; Mytilus

Hypernyms ("Mytilus" is a kind of...):

mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)

Meronyms (members of "Mytilus"):

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

Holonyms ("Mytilus" is a member of...):

family Mytilidae; Mytilidae (marine mussels)