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Vinony

mussel

noun

  1. type of shellfish
  2. members of several families of clams or bivalvia mollusca
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmʌsəl/

noun

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.

  1. Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells.
  2. Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells.
  3. Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells.