blue mussel

noun

A medium-sized edible mussel, Mytilus edulis, found on the North Atlantic coast of North America, Europe, and in other temperate and polar waters around the world.

Similar
common mussel
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Meanings

nounblue mussel (plural blue mussels)

plural blue mussels

  1. A medium-sized edible mussel, Mytilus edulis, found on the North Atlantic coast of North America, Europe, and in other temperate and polar waters around the world.

    Synonyms: common mussel

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA medium-sized edible mussel, Mytilus edulis, found on the North Atlantic coast of North America, Europe, and in other temperate and polar waters around the world.

Similar
common mussel
Also see
common mussel

Translations

Catalan musclo, clòtxina
  • muscloMytilus edulis
  • clòtxinaMytilus edulis
Chinese Cantonese 藍貝 /蓝贝
  • 藍貝 /蓝贝 (laam⁴ bui³)Mytilus edulis
Chinese Mandarin 藍貝 /蓝贝
  • 藍貝 /蓝贝 (lánbèi)Mytilus edulis
Danish blåmusling
  • blåmuslingMytilus edulis
Esperanto mitulo
  • mituloMytilus edulis
Finnish sinisimpukka
  • sinisimpukkaMytilus edulis
French moule bleue, moule commune
  • moule bleueMytilus edulis
  • moule communeMytilus edulis
German Miesmuschel
  • MiesmuschelMytilus edulis
Hungarian kékkagyló, ehető kékkagyló
  • kékkagylóMytilus edulis
  • ehető kékkagylóMytilus edulis
Icelandic kræklingur
  • kræklingurMytilus edulis
Irish diúilicín, iascán
  • diúilicínMytilus edulis
  • iascánMytilus edulis
Italian mitilo, cozza
  • mitiloMytilus edulis
  • cozzaMytilus edulis
  • muscoloMytilus edulis
  • peocioMytilus edulis
Japanese ヨーロッパ貽貝
  • ヨーロッパ貽貝 (yōroppaigai)Mytilus edulis
Latin musculus, mitulus
  • musculusMytilus edulis
  • mitulusMytilus edulis
Norwegian Bokmål blåskjell
  • blåskjellMytilus edulis
Polish omułek
  • omułekMytilus edulis
Portuguese mexilhão
  • mexilhãoMytilus edulis
Romanian midie
  • midieMytilus edulis
Russian ми́дия, ми́дия съедо́бная
  • ми́дия (mídija)Mytilus edulis
  • ми́дия съедо́бная (mídija sʺjedóbnaja)Mytilus edulis
Slovak slávka, slávka jedlá
  • slávkaMytilus edulis
  • slávka jedláMytilus edulis
Spanish mejillón, choro
  • mejillónMytilus edulis
  • choroMytilus edulis
Swedish blåmussla
  • blåmusslaMytilus edulis
Turkish mavi midye
  • mavi midyeMytilus edulis
Welsh cragen las, misgl
  • cragen lasMytilus edulis
  • misglMytilus edulis
Cite this entry
APA

blue mussel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20mussel

MLA

“blue mussel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20mussel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blue mussel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20mussel.

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