MYTILUS
Dictionary entry overview: What does Mytilus mean? • MYTILUS (noun)
The noun MYTILUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the family Mytilidae: smooth-shelled marine mussels
Familiarity information: MYTILUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MYTILUS (noun)
Meaning:
Type genus of the family Mytilidae: smooth-shelled marine mussels
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Mytilus; Mytilus
Hypernyms ("Mytilus" is a kind of...):
mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)
Meronyms (members of "Mytilus"):
edible mussel; Mytilus edulis (a mussel with a dark shell that lives attached to rocks)
Holonyms ("Mytilus" is a member of...):
family Mytilidae; Mytilidae (marine mussels)
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