horse mussel

noun

A northern horse mussel, any member of the species Modiolus modiolus of mussels of northern waters of Europe and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America

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Meanings

nounhorse mussel (plural horse mussels)

plural horse mussels

  1. A northern horse mussel, any member of the species Modiolus modiolus of mussels of northern waters of Europe and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America
  2. broadlyAny in subfamily Modiolinae of mussels.
  3. Atrina squamifera, of South Africa
  4. New ZealandAtrina zelandica, a large bivalve common from low tide to 45 m depth with a thin, dark, wedge-shaped shell covered with hollow spines.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bearded mussel

Translations

Bulgarian конска мида
  • конска мида (konska mida)Atrina zelandica
Māori waharoa, hururoa
  • waharoaAtrina zelandica
  • hururoaAtrina zelandica
  • kūkukuAtrina zelandica
  • kūkukuroaAtrina zelandica
  • kukupatiAtrina zelandica
  • kūpāAtrina zelandica
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APA

horse mussel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse%20mussel

MLA

“horse mussel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse%20mussel. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horse mussel,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse%20mussel.

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