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Type genus of the family Mytilidae smooth-shelled marine mussels
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mytilus
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Byssus \Bys"sus\, n.; pl. E. Byssuses ; L. Byssi .[L. byssus fine flax, fine linen or cotton, Gr. by`ssos .] A cloth of exceedingly fine texture, used by the ancients. It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk. (Zo["o]l.) A tuft of long, tough ...
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Mytilus or Mytilius ( Ancient Greek Μύτιλος; ruled c. 270 – 231 BC) was an Illyrian king who was seated in Epidamnos (Durrës). It is possible that Mytilus was the successor of Monunius I , as king of the Dardani, and not a king of Dyrrachium. Mytilus is ...
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n. Any of the genus ''Mytilus'' of marine bivalve shells, including the common mussel.