- sea-mussel
- n. 貽貝, 淡菜
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mussel — /mus euhl/, n. any bivalve mollusk, esp. an edible marine bivalve of the family Mytilidae and a freshwater clam of the family Unionidae. [bef. 1000; ME, OE muscle < VL *muscula, var. of L musculus little mouse, sea mussel. See MUSCLE] * * * Any… … Universalium
mussel — mus•sel [[t]ˈmʌs əl[/t]] n. ivt any bivalve mollusk, esp. an edible marine bivalve of the family Mytilidae and a freshwater clam of the family Unionidae • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME, OE muscle < VL *mūscula, fem. der. of L mūsculus little mouse … From formal English to slang
Mussel Slough Tragedy — Historical Landmark. The Mussel Slough Tragedy was a dispute over land titles between settlers and the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) that took place on May 11, 1880, on a farm located 5.6 miles (9 km) northwest of Hanford, California, in… … Wikipedia
Mussel Rock — is a rock formation on the coast of San Mateo County, California, offshore from Daly City. It consists of one large and numerous smaller rocks of a type known as a stack, where a headland is eroded unevenly, leaving small islands. It is best… … Wikipedia
Sea of Azov — at Novaya Yalta, Donetsk Oblast … Wikipedia
Mussel — Not to be confused with muscle. Mussel Blue mussels Mytilus edulis in the intertidal zone in Cornwall, England Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Sea otter — Taxobox name = Sea Otter status = EN trend = down status system = iucn2.3 image caption = A sea otter wraps itself in kelp in Morro Bay, California. image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum = Vertebrata classis = Mammalia … Wikipedia
mussel shrimp — ▪ crustacean also called seed shrimp , or ostracod any of a widely distributed group of crustaceans belonging to the subclass Ostracoda (class Crustacea) that resemble mussels in that the body is enclosed within a bivalved (two valved)… … Universalium
sea star — n. starfish. [1560 70] * * * ▪ echinoderm also called starfish any marine invertebrate of the class Asteroidea (phylum Echinodermata) having rays, or arms, surrounding an indistinct central disk. Despite their older common name, they are not… … Universalium
mussel — mus|sel [ˈmʌsəl] n [: Old English; Origin: muscelle, from Latin musculus little mouse, muscle, mussel ( MUSCLE1); because it looks like a mouse] a small sea animal, with a soft body that can be eaten and a black shell that is divided into two… … Dictionary of contemporary English
mussel — 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 … Useful english dictionary
