mussel
any bivalve mollusk, especially an edible marine bivalve of the family Mytilidae and a freshwater clam of the family Unionidae.
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Bivalves — clams, mussels and oysters — can seem intimidating if you’re not used to cooking them.
6 simple recipes to showcase clams, mussels and oysters | Kari Sonde | January 11, 2021 | Washington PostCheck over the mussels to look for “gapers” — mussels that are open.
Mussels are simple to prepare, and add tasty drama to the table | Martha Holmberg | October 29, 2020 | Washington PostYou’ll find good mussel farms in the Atlantic off the northeastern coast of the United States as well as in the Pacific Northwest.
Mussels are simple to prepare, and add tasty drama to the table | Martha Holmberg | October 29, 2020 | Washington PostThe most important varieties are likely the California mussel and the blue or common mussel.
14 wild edibles you can pull right out of the ocean | By Bob McNally/Field & Stream | October 19, 2020 | Popular-ScienceBlue mussels can be found on both of America’s coasts, and prefer the cooler waters of Maine and New England.
14 wild edibles you can pull right out of the ocean | By Bob McNally/Field & Stream | October 19, 2020 | Popular-Science
Page Six says they dined on mussel soup, crayfish and artichoke risotto at a tony Venetian restaurant.
Venice Wedding Bells for George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin? | Barbie Latza Nadeau | June 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Chinese and natives of the place chew this nut with betel-leaf and calcined mussel-shells.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferThere was no welcome on Mrs. mussel's mat, but I'm still glowing.
Jane Journeys On | Ruth Comfort MitchellMrs. mussel gets five of it and the rest I may waste in riotous living.
Jane Journeys On | Ruth Comfort MitchellThe boats that were hovering about on the sea looked no bigger than mussel shells.
The Starfish merely presses the mussel into its mouth, cleans out the shells, and throws them away.
On the Seashore | R. Cadwallader Smith
British Dictionary definitions for mussel
/ (ˈmʌsəl) /
any of various marine bivalves of the genus Mytilus and related genera, esp M. edulis (edible mussel), having a dark slightly elongated shell and living attached to rocks, etc,
any of various freshwater bivalves of the genera Anodonta, Unio, etc, attached to rocks, sand, etc having a flattened oval shell (a source of mother-of-pearl). The zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, can be a serious nuisance in water mains
Origin of mussel
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