Meanings
nounmusselcracker (plural musselcrackers)
plural musselcrackers
- Any member of two species of marine ray-finned fish, found in South African waters, belonging to the family Sparidae:
- Cymatoceps nasutus (black musselcracker)
Synonyms: musselcrusher, mussel-crusher, black musselcracker, poenskop seabream, black biskop
- Sparodon durbanensis (white musselcracker)
Synonyms: musselcrusher, mussel-crusher, musselcracker seabream, white musselcracker, white biskop, silver steenbras, biskop
Synonyms & antonyms
nounCymatoceps nasutus (black musselcracker)
Similar
nounSparodon durbanensis (white musselcracker)
Similar
musselcrushermussel-crushermusselcracker seabreamwhite musselcrackerwhite biskopsilver steenbrasbiskop
Origin
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APA
musselcracker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musselcracker
MLA
“musselcracker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musselcracker. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “musselcracker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musselcracker.
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