mytilus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun type genus of the family Mytilidae: smooth-shelled marine mussels
    genus Mytilus.

WordNet

Myt"i*lus noun
Etymology
L., a sea mussel, Gr. .
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A genus of marine bivalve shells, including the common mussel. See Illust. under Byssus.

Webster 1913