blue mussel

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blue mussel

noun blue mussels

  1. A medium-sized edible mussel, Mytilus edulis, found on the North Atlantic coast of North America, Europe, and in other temperate and polar waters around the world.

    Similar: common mussel

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noun Mytilus edulis

Españolmejillón, choro
日本語ヨーロッパ貽貝 yōroppaigai
中文藍貝 /蓝贝 lánbèi
Portuguêsmexilhão
Françaismoule bleue, moule commune
DeutschMiesmuschel
Italianomitilo, cozza, muscolo, peocio
Românămidie
Русскийми́дия mídija, ми́дия съедо́бная mídija sʺjedóbnaja

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@misc{blue_mussel_2026,
  title = {blue mussel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blue%20mussel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}