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Noun: marine mussel
  1. Marine bivalve mollusk having a dark elongated shell; live attached to solid objects especially in intertidal zones
    - mytilid

Derived forms: marine mussels

Type of: mussel

Part of: family Mytilidae, Mytilidae

Encyclopedia: Marine mussel