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MYTILUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Mytilidae: smooth-shelled marine mussels

Synonyms:

genus Mytilus; Mytilus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Mytilus" is a kind of...):

mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)

Meronyms (members of "Mytilus"):

edible mussel; Mytilus edulis (a mussel with a dark shell that lives attached to rocks)

Holonyms ("Mytilus" is a member of...):

family Mytilidae; Mytilidae (marine mussels)

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