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mytilid

mytilid noun: any bivalve mollusc of the order Mytilida; the mussels.

Noun

mytilid (plural mytilids)

  1. Any bivalve mollusc of the order Mytilida; the mussels.
  2. (sensu stricto) Any mussel of the family Mytilidae.

Forms of mytilid

pluralmytilids

Origin of mytilid

Borrowed from both translingual Mytilida and Mytilidae.

Questions about mytilid

What does mytilid mean?
Mytilid means any bivalve mollusc of the order Mytilida; the mussels.
What part of speech is mytilid?
Mytilid is a noun.
What is the plural of mytilid?
The plural of mytilid is mytilids.

Words near mytilid in the dictionary

  1. mythy
  2. Mytilene
  3. Mytilenean
  4. mytilicolid
  5. mytilicolids
  6. mytilid
  7. mytilids
  8. mytiliform
  9. Mytilini
  10. mytilinidiaceous
  11. mytiloid

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