MYTILUS

Mytilus, genus Mytilus

(noun) type genus of the family Mytilidae: smooth-shelled marine mussels

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Myt"i*lus, n. Etym: [L., a sea mussel, Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of marine bivalve shells, including the common mussel. See Illust. under Byssus.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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8 January 2025

SYCAMORE

(noun) Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn


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