Mussel


[muhs-uh l] /ˈmʌs əl/

noun
1.
any bivalve mollusk, especially an edible marine bivalve of the family Mytilidae and a freshwater clam of the family Unionidae.
/ˈmʌsəl/
noun
1.
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
2.
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
n.

Old English muscle, musscel “shellfish, mussel,” from Late Latin muscula (source of Old French musle, Modern French moule, Middle Dutch mosscele, Dutch mossel, Old High German muscula, German Muschel), from Latin musculus “mussel,” literally “little mouse,” also “muscle;” like muscle, derived from mus “mouse” on the perceived similarity of size and shape. The modern spelling, distinguishing the word from muscle, first recorded c.1600, not fully established until 1870s.

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    [muhs-i-teyt] /ˈmʌs ɪˌteɪt/ verb (used without object), mussitated, mussitating. Obsolete. 1. to mutter; mumble.

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    [muhs-i-tey-shuh n] /ˌmʌs ɪˈteɪ ʃən/ noun 1. silent movement of the lips in simulation of the movements made in audible speech. 2. muttering; mumbling; murmuring. mussitation mus·si·ta·tion (mŭs’ĭ-tā’shən) n. Movement of the lips as if speaking but without sound.


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