mussel
/ˈmʌsəl/
UK: /ˈmʌsəl/
mussel
English
Noun Top 43,340
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Definition
Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells.
Etymology
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.
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