ALL meanings of mussel
mus·sel
M m - noun mussel edible mollusc 1
- noun mussel Any of a number of bivalve mollusks with a brown or purplish-black shell. 1
- noun mussel any bivalve mollusk, especially an edible marine bivalve of the family Mytilidae and a freshwater clam of the family Unionidae. 1
- countable noun mussel Mussels are a kind of shellfish that you can eat from their shells. 0
- noun mussel any of various marine bivalves of the genus Mytilus and related genera, esp M. edulis (edible mussel), having a dark slightly elongated shell and living attached to rocks, etc 0
- noun mussel any of various freshwater bivalves of the genera Anodonta, Unio, etc, attached to rocks, sand, etc, having a flattened oval shell (a source of mother-of-pearl). The zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, can be a serious nuisance in water mains 0
- noun mussel any of various bivalve mollusks 0
- noun mussel any of a sometimes edible saltwater family (Mytilidae) that anchors to rocks, ships, etc. by byssus threads 0
- noun mussel any of a freshwater family (Unionidae) that is large-sized, may produce pearls, and is used to make buttons 0