Mytiloid

Mytiloid
Mytiloid Myt"i*loid, a. [Mytilus + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.) Like, or pertaining to, the genus {Mytilus}, or family {Mytilid[ae]}. [1913 Webster]

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  • mytiloid — mytˈiloid adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑Mytilus …   Useful english dictionary

  • mytiliform — adj. [L. mytilus, sea mussel; forma, shape] 1. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In aquatic Hemiptera, the shell shaped swimming feet. 2. (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) Having the form of a mussel shell; mytiloid; shell shaped like the genus Mytilus …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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