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bearded mussel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
beard-ed -mus-sel
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the species Modiolus barbatus of coastal mussels of Britain.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bearded, mussel. (any mussel with byssal threads)

Inflected Forms

bearded mussels (plural)

Phrases

bearded clam

Frequently Paired Words

bearded clam

Synonyms

horse mussel bearded horse mussel

Questions

What does bearded mussel mean?
Any member of the species Modiolus barbatus of coastal mussels of Britain.

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