mytilidae

English Thesaurus

1. marine mussels (noun.animal)

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

member holonym	:	genus mytilus, mytilus,
definition	:	type genus of the family Mytilidae: smooth-shelled marine mussels (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	marine mussel, mytilid,
definition	:	marine bivalve mollusk having a dark elongated shell; live attached to solid objects especially in intertidal zones (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	bivalvia, class bivalvia, class lamellibranchia, class pelecypoda, lamellibranchia,
definition	:	oysters; clams; scallops; mussels (noun.animal)