Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - mussel
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Mussel
mussel
noun Etymology: Middle English muscle, from Old English muscelle, from Vulgar Latin *muscula, from Latin musculus muscle, ~ Date: before 12th century 1. a marine bivalve mollusk (especially genus Mytilus) usually having a dark elongated shell 2. a freshwater bivalve mollusk (as of Unio, Anodonta, or related genera) that is especially abundant in rivers of the central United States and has a shell with a lustrous nacreous lining
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1.
n. 1 any bivalve mollusc of the genus Mytilus, living in sea water and often used for food. 2 any similar freshwater mollusc of the genus Margaritifer or Anodonta, forming pearls. Etymology: ME f. OE mus(c)le & MLG mussel, ult. rel. to L musculus (as MUSCLE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1) двустворчатый моллюск 2) мидия (Mytilus); pl митилиды (Mytilidae) – common mussel – freshwater pearl mussel – horse mussel – swan mussel ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
3.
1. зоол. двустворчатая ракушка; двустворчатый моллюск (Modiola) 2. зоол. мидия (Mytilus) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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6.
~ n a small sea animal, with a soft body that can be eaten and a black shell that is divided into two parts ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
7.
- O.E. muscle, musscel, from V.L. *muscula, from L. musculus "mussel," also "muscle;" like muscle, derived from the word for "mouse" on the perceived similarity of size and shape. The modern spelling, distinguishing the word from muscle, first recorded 1610, not fully established until 1870s. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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