Mytilus edulis
- noun
- Specialized
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Mytilus edulis
- The rocky shores were covered with clusters of Mytilus edulis.
Examples
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The Mytilus edulis is often harvested for its delicious meat.
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Marine biologists are studying how pollution affects Mytilus edulis populations.
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Many seafood dishes feature Mytilus edulis as a main ingredient.
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Have you ever tried Mytilus edulis in a seafood dish?
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Many seafood dishes feature Mytilus edulis as a main ingredient.
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The rocky shores were covered with clusters of Mytilus edulis.
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The Mytilus edulis is often harvested for its delicious meat.
Synonyms
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A sea or river animal with a dark long shell that people eat
A small sea animal with a hard shell that people can eat
A sea animal like a mussel with two long dark shells that attaches to rocks
A sea animal with two shells that clings to rocks or other hard surfaces
Surface Forms
Morphology
Mytilus + edulis
This is a Latin binomial (taxonomic) name rather than a regular English phrase; its constituents are technical (a genus name) and a Latin species epithet that most B1 learners will not know. Because the form and vocabulary are specialized and do not follow ordinary English compositional patterns, the overall meaning ('edible mussel') is not derivable for typical learners from the parts.
Etymology
Mytilus edulis is a scientific name that simply means 'edible mussel'. The first word, Mytilus, comes from a Greek word for 'mussel', and the second, edulis, is Latin for 'edible', so the name tells you it is a mussel people eat.