Bearded-mussel Definition
adjective
Attributive form of bearded mussel, noun.
It had a bearded-mussel taste to it.
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noun
A coastal mussel of Britain, Modiolus barbatus.
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Noun
Singular:
bearded-mussel
Plural:
bearded-musselsOrigin of Bearded-mussel
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bearded + mussel; both this and the specific epithet barbatus refer to the long bristles which protrude from the periostracum, appearing to coat the shell in hair.
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