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Type genus of the family Mytilidae smooth-shelled marine mussels
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mytilus
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Mytilus is a cosmopolitan genus of medium to large-sized edible, mainly saltwater mussels , marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mytilidae .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mytilus \Myt"i*lus\, n. [L., a sea mussel, Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of marine bivalve shells, including the common mussel. See Illust. under Byssus .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of the genus ''Mytilus'' of marine bivalve shells, including the common mussel.