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MYTILID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mytilid mean?
• MYTILID (noun)
The noun MYTILID has 1 sense:
1. marine bivalve mollusk having a dark elongated shell; live attached to solid objects especially in intertidal zones
Familiarity information: MYTILID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marine bivalve mollusk having a dark elongated shell; live attached to solid objects especially in intertidal zones
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
marine mussel; mytilid
Hypernyms ("mytilid" is a kind of...):
mussel (marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mytilid"):
edible mussel; Mytilus edulis (a mussel with a dark shell that lives attached to rocks)
Holonyms ("mytilid" is a member of...):
family Mytilidae; Mytilidae (marine mussels)
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