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mussel

mussel

Here, a marine bivalve that commonly attaches to rocks or other surfaces using strong threads. The example shown is Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis).

All languages

English
mussel
Norwegian
blåskjell
Japanese
ムール貝 — むーるがい — mūrugai
Korean
홍합 — honghap
Spanish
mejillón
French
moule
German
Miesmuschel

Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.

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