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mussel

21 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. mussel (noun)
  2. muscle (noun)
  3. mussel bill (noun)
  4. mussel crab (noun)
  5. mussel digger (noun)
  6. mussel duck (noun)
  7. mussel scale (noun)
  8. mussel-shrimp (noun)
  9. blue mussel (noun)
  10. boring mussel (noun)
  11. California mussel (noun)
  12. date mussel (noun)
  13. fan mussel (noun)
  14. freshwater mussel (noun)
  15. horse mussel (noun)
  16. meadow mussel (noun)
  17. pearl mussel (noun)
  18. river mussel (noun)
  19. swan mussel (noun)
  20. zebra mussel (noun)
  21. butterfly clam (noun)

mus·sel

noun \ˈmə-səl\

Definition of MUSSEL

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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Origin of MUSSEL

Middle English muscle, from Old English muscelle, from Vulgar Latin *muscula, from Latin musculus muscle, mussel
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with MUSSEL

bustle, hustle, muscle, rustle, tussle

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