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horse mussels

horse mussels is the plural of horse mussel.

Meaning of horse mussel

Noun

horse mussel (plural horse mussels)

  1. 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
  2. (broadly) Any in subfamily Modiolinae of mussels.
  3. Atrina squamifera, of South Africa
  4. (New Zealand) Atrina zelandica, a large bivalve common from low tide to 45 m depth with a thin, dark, wedge-shaped shell covered with hollow spines.

Questions about horse mussels

What is horse mussels the plural of?
Horse mussels is the plural of horse mussel.

Words near horse mussels in the dictionary

  1. horse mint
  2. horse mints
  3. horse mushroom
  4. horse mushrooms
  5. horse mussel
  6. horse mussels
  7. horse nettle
  8. horse nettles
  9. horse of a different color
  10. horse of a different colour
  11. horse opera

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