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    MYTILID

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Marine bivalve mollusk having a dark elongated shell; live attached to solid objects especially in intertidal zonesplay

    Synonyms:

    marine mussel; mytilid

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("mytilid" is a kind of...):

    mussel (marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mytilid"):

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

    Holonyms ("mytilid" is a member of...):

    family Mytilidae; Mytilidae (marine mussels)

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