mussel
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mussel
- /ˈmʌsəl/ UK, US
Sounds like muscle · Rhymes with -ʌsəl
Where it comes from
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.
noun mussels
- A saltwater mussel, usually edible, of the order Mytilida in subclass Pteriomorphia.
- A freshwater mussel, usually edible, of the order Unionida in subclass Palaeoheterodonta.
- Any of certain other bivalves of somewhat similar appearance, such as the zebra mussel and quagga mussel of the family Dreissenidae in subclass Heterodonta.
Translations
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noun freshwater mussel
| Español | almeja de agua dulce |
|---|---|
| Français | moule d’eau douce |
| Deutsch | Teichmuschel, Süßwassermuschel |
noun any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc
| Español | mejillón, choro, mítulo, mocejón, cholga, cholgua |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 조개 jogae, 홍합 honghap |
| 日本語 | 貽貝 igai, ムール貝 mūru-gai |
| 中文 | 淡菜 dàncài, 殼菜 /壳菜 qiàocài, 貽貝 /贻贝 yíbèi, 青口 qīngkǒu |
| Português | mexilhão |
| Français | moule |
| Deutsch | Muschel, Miesmuschel |
| Italiano | cozza, mitilo, muscolo, peocio, dattero nero, poverazza |
| Ελληνικά | μύδι mýdi |
| Română | midie, scoică de apă dulce |
| Русский | ми́дия mídija |
| Tiếng Việt | chem chép |
| العربية | بَلَحُ الْبَحْر balaḥu l-baḥr |
| עברית | מוּל mul |
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title = {mussel},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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