MYTILOID

Etymology

Adjective

mytiloid (comparative more mytiloid, superlative most mytiloid)

(zoology) Resembling or relating to the genus Mytilus or family Mytilidae.

Source: Wiktionary


Myt"i*loid, a. Etym: [Mytilus + -oid.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Like, or pertaining to, the genus Mytilus, or family Mytilidæ.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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