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Added 9 October 2026

mussel

/ˈmʌsəl/ noun

In Latin: spondylus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about mussel at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine.
Marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.

Origin

From Middle English muscle (“mussel”), from Old English muscle, from Proto-West Germanic *muskulā, from Late Latin muscula, from Latin mūsculus (“mussel, muscle”, literally “little mouse”). Doublet of muscle.

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