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Musselshell

Musselshell proper noun: the Musselshell River in Montana, USA, named for its freshwater mussels.

Proper noun

Musselshell

  1. the Musselshell River in Montana, USA, named for its freshwater mussels.
  2. A census-designated place in Musselshell County, Montana, which is near the river.

Origin of Musselshell

From mussel + shell.

Words formed from Musselshell

Questions about Musselshell

What does Musselshell mean?
Musselshell means the Musselshell River in Montana, USA, named for its freshwater mussels.
What part of speech is Musselshell?
Musselshell is a proper noun.

Words near Musselshell in the dictionary

  1. musselling
  2. Musselman
  3. Musselmans
  4. Musselroe Bay
  5. mussels
  6. Musselshell
  7. Musselshell County
  8. Musselwhite
  9. Musselwhites
  10. Mussenden
  11. Mussendens

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