Translingual

Proper noun

Mytilus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Mytilidae – certain common mussels.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Animalia - kingdom; Mollusca - phylum; Bivalvia - class; Pteriomorphia - subclass; Mytiloida - order; Mytilidae - family; Mytilinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Mytilus edulis (blue mussel) - type species; Mytilus californianus (California mussel), Mytilus coruscus (Korean mussel), Mytilus galloprovincialis (Mediterranean mussel, hard-shelled mussel), Mytilus planulatus (Australian mussel), Mytilus trossulus (bay mussel, foolish mussel) - other extant species

Derived terms

• Mytilida (order)

English

Noun

mytilus ‎(plural mytili)

1. Any of the genus Mytilus of marine bivalve shells, including the common mussel.