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Definition: river mussel
Mussel
\Mus"sel\, n. [See
Muscle, 3.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of many species of marine bivalve
shells of the genus
Mytilus, and related genera, of the
family
Mytid[ae]. The common mussel (
Mytilus edulis;
see Illust. under
Byssus), and the larger, or horse,
mussel (
Modiola modiolus), inhabiting the shores both of
Europe and America, are edible. The former is extensively
used as food in Europe.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of
Unio, and
related fresh-water genera; -- called also
river mussel.
See
Naiad, and
Unio.
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Mussel digger (Zo["o]l.), the grayback whale. See
Gray whale
, under
Gray.
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