Mussel - meaning and illustration
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1. Synonyms, etymology, translation, definition, examples and notes
1.1. IPA transcription and prononciation for mussel: 🔊
Mus•sel BrE /ˈmʌsl/NAmE /ˈmʌsl/1.2. Etymology of Mussel:
Old English mus(c)le, superseded by forms from Middle Low German mussel, Middle Dutch mosscele; ultimately from late Latin muscula, from Latin musculus, diminutive of mus ‘mouse’ (some muscles being thought to be mouse-like in form).1.3. 🇫🇷 French translation of mussel:
- Moule
1.4. Definition of mussel in fisheries:
Mussel: a small shellfish of the familly Mytilidae that can be eaten, with a black asymmetrical shell in two parts.
1.5. Plural of mussel:
Mussels;
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