genus mytilus

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the family Mytilidae: smooth-shelled marine mussels (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	mollusk genus,
definition	:	a genus of mollusks (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	edible mussel, mytilus edulis,
definition	:	a mussel with a dark shell that lives attached to rocks (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family mytilidae, mytilidae,
definition	:	marine mussels (noun.animal)