Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of bivalves to which very different limits have been assigned.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A genus of marine bivalve shells, including the common mussel. See
Illust. underbyssus .
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- noun zoology Any of the
genus Mytilus ofmarine bivalve shells , including the commonmussel .
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- noun type genus of the family Mytilidae: smooth-shelled marine mussels
Etymologies
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Examples
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Several of the shells of this mytilus, which is smaller than the other, arc to be found in the per - forations of this part of the column.
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Gay12 has stated that he found in the neighbourhood of Rio shells of the marine genera solen and mytilus, and fresh-water ampullariæ, living together in brackish water.
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Gay12 has stated that he found in the neighbourhood of Rio shells of the marine genera solen and mytilus, and fresh-water ampullariæ, living together in brackish water.
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Eiulo presented the shell and its contents to Johnny, who seemed to value the former, quite as much as the latter, and presently ran off in search of Arthur, to inquire whether it should properly be classed with the "genus ostrea," or the "genus mytilus."
The Island Home Richard Archer
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Gay2 has stated that he found in the neighbourhood of Rio, shells of the marine genera solen and mytilus, and fresh water ampullariæ, living together in brackish water.
Chapter II 1909
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Gay has stated that he found in the neighbourhood of Rio shells of the marine genera solen and mytilus, and fresh-water ampullariae, living together in brackish water.
The Voyage of the Beagle Charles Darwin 1845
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Many ciliates have more than two sexes (or "mating types") and some - Stylonychia mytilus, for example - have as many as 100.
NYT > Home Page By OLIVIA JUDSON 2010
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It is from this paper that I took the number of 100 sexes for Stylonychia mytilus.
NYT > Home Page By OLIVIA JUDSON 2010
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Many ciliates have more than two sexes (or "mating types") and some - Stylonychia mytilus, for example - have as many as 100.
NYT > Home Page By OLIVIA JUDSON 2010
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It is from this paper that I took the number of 100 sexes for Stylonychia mytilus.
NYT > Home Page By OLIVIA JUDSON 2010
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