mytilid

English Thesaurus

1. marine bivalve mollusk having a dark elongated shell; live attached to solid objects especially in intertidal zones (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	mussel,
definition	:	marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc. (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	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)