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    GENUS MYTILUS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Type genus of the family Mytilidae: smooth-shelled marine musselsplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Mytilus; Mytilus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("genus Mytilus" is a kind of...):

    mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Mytilus"):

    edible mussel; Mytilus edulis (a mussel with a dark shell that lives attached to rocks)

    Holonyms ("genus Mytilus" is a member of...):

    family Mytilidae; Mytilidae (marine mussels)

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