mussel

名词 n.
/ˈmʌsəl/    /ˈmʌsəl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells.; A freshwater mussel, usually edible, of the order Unionida in subclass Palaeoheterodonta.
  2. Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells.; A saltwater mussel, usually edible, of the order Mytilida in subclass Pteriomorphia.
  3. Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells.; Any of certain other bivalves of somewhat similar appearance, such as the zebra mussel and quagga mussel of the family Dreissenidae in subclass Heterodonta.

词形变化

mussels plural

词源

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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