- mussel by Diana Farmer
any of various marine bivalves of the genus Mytilus and related genera, esp M. Edulis. (edible...
- Naiad by Webster's
(n.) Any plant of the order Naiadaceae, such as eelgrass, pondweed, etc.(n.) One of a group of...
- Mytilus by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
(marine mussels), a genus of bivalve mollusks. The shell is cuneate-oval. With the aid of a byssus,...
- Unio by Webster's
(n.) Any one of numerous species of fresh-water mussels belonging to Unio and many allied genera.
- Unio by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
a genus of freshwater bivalve mollusks. The two elongate or oval halves of the shell reach a length...