horse mussel
horse mussel · horse mussels
A northern horse mussel, any member of the species Modiolus modiolus of mussels of…A northern horse mussel, any member of the species Modiolus modiolus of mussels of northern waters of Europe and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America
Meaning
4 sensesA northern horse mussel, any member of the species Modiolus modiolus of mussels of northern waters of Europe and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America
(broadly)Any in subfamily Modiolinae of mussels.
Atrina squamifera, of South Africa
(New Zealand)Atrina zelandica, a large bivalve common from low tide to 45 m depth with a thin, dark, wedge-shaped shell covered with hollow spines.
Forms
plural: horse mussels| Singular | horse mussel |
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regular