Meanings
noundate mussel (plural date mussels)
plural date mussels
- A mussel of the genus Lithophaga, medium-sized marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mytilidae.
Origin
From its resemblance to the fruit.
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date mussel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/date%20mussel
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“date mussel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/date%20mussel. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “date mussel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/date%20mussel.
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