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Definition of mussel noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mussel

noun
 
/ˈmʌsl/
 
/ˈmʌsl/
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  1. a small shellfish that can be eaten, with a black shell in two parts
    Homophones muscle | musselmuscle   mussel
     
    /ˈmʌsl/
     
    /ˈmʌsl/
    • muscle noun
      • You should stretch before exercise to avoid muscle injuries.
    • muscle verb
      • Don't let that bully muscle in on your success!
    • mussel noun
      • Grandad's mussel linguine recipe was absolutely mouth-watering.
    Topics Fish and shellfishc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryMussel is used before these nouns:
    • shell
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    Word OriginOld English mus(c)le, superseded by forms from Middle Low German mussel, Middle Dutch mosscele; ultimately from late Latin muscula, from Latin musculus, diminutive of mus ‘mouse’ (some muscles being thought to be mouse-like in form).
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