Noun: mussel mú-sul
- Marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.
"We collected mussels from the rocky shore"
- Black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine
"They ordered a bowl of mussels in white wine sauce"
Sounds like: mu
Derived forms: mussels
Type of: bivalve, lamellibranch, pelecypod, shellfish
Part of: edible mussel, Mytilus edulis
Encyclopedia: Mussel