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What is a mussel?

What is a mussel? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells
    1. fresh water mussels, usually edible, of the order Unionida in subclass Palaeoheterodonta.
    2. salt water mussels, usually edible, of the order Mytilida in subclass Pteriomorpha.
    3. Certain other bivalves of somewhat similar appearance, such as the zebra mussel and quagga mussel of the family Dreissenidae in subclass Heterodonta.
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Starved whelks were provided with empty mussel shells so that sun-exposure was similar for both treatment groups.
The zebra mussel, for instance, has spread via ships and boats across Western Europe and North America.
Today's dish is a baked trout with a mussel based sauce and a julienne of vegetables.
The good news about mussel farming is that unlike other forms of aquaculture, the end product is better than the wild version.
The Asian clam and the zebra mussel are probably the two most common exotic species, which have been introduced to North American freshwaters.
Maori scraped it with mussel shells, wove it into fishing nets, made eel traps and tukutuku panels to decorate whare.

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