Complete Definition of "mussel"

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English
Image:Cooked mussels DSC09244.JPG|thumb|Cooked mussels

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�s�l|-�s�l

Homophones
muscle

Noun
mussel

  1. A small edible bivalve shellfish of the families Unionidae (fresh water mussels) and Mytilidae (salt water mussels).

Related terms
zebra mussel
mussel-bed, mussel bed

Translations

Afrikaans: mossel
Bosnian: Å¡koljka f, jestiva Å¡koljka f
Chinese: 淡� (dàncài)
Dutch: mossel f
Ewe: a���i n
Finnish: simpukka
French: moule f
German: Muschel f, Miesmuschel f
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Greek: μ�δι n
Italian: cozza f, mitilo m
Japanese: ��� (igai), ���� (mūrugai), �����(murasakigai)
Korean: ì¡°ê°� (jogae)
Polish: ma�ża f
Portuguese: mexilhão m
Russian: миди� (mídija) f
Spanish: mejillón m

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