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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:
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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