horse mussel
horse mussel noun: a northern horse mussel, any member of the species Modiolus modiolus of mussels of northern waters of Europe and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America.
Noun
horse mussel (plural horse mussels)
- A northern horse mussel, any member of the species Modiolus modiolus of mussels of northern waters of Europe and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America
- Any in subfamily Modiolinae of mussels.
- Atrina squamifera, of South Africa
- Atrina zelandica, a large bivalve common from low tide to 45 m depth with a thin, dark, wedge-shaped shell covered with hollow spines.
Forms of horse mussel
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Words formed from horse mussel
- bearded horse mussel
- boring horse mussel
- broad horse mussel
- elongate horse mussel
- fat horse mussel
- furrowed horse mussel
- little black horse mussel
- rhomboid horse mussel
- southern horse mussel
- straight horse mussel
- tulip mussel
- vagina horse mussel
Questions about horse mussel
- What does horse mussel mean?
- Horse mussel means a northern horse mussel, any member of the species Modiolus modiolus of mussels of northern waters of Europe and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America.
- What part of speech is horse mussel?
- Horse mussel is a noun.
- What is the plural of horse mussel?
- The plural of horse mussel is horse mussels.
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