mussla — meaning in English

English meaning

• bivalve noun Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster.
• clam noun An edible shellfish with two hinged shells, found buried in sand or mud.
• mussel noun A bivalve shellfish with a dark, elongated shell, found in both fresh and salt water and often eaten as seafood.
• scallop noun An edible marine shellfish with a distinctive fan-shaped, ridged shell.

Senses

mussla is used for these senses in English:

• bivalve Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster.
• scallop Any of various marine bivalve molluscs of the superfamily Pectinoidea.

bivalve — full definition

1. noun Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster.
2. noun A pericarp in which the seedcase opens or splits into two parts or valves.

clam — full definition

1. noun An edible shellfish with two hinged shells, found buried in sand or mud.
2. noun Informal: a dollar.
3. verb To go silent or refuse to speak, especially used as "clam up."

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