HOW TO PRONOUNCE
mussels
/ˈmʌsəlz/
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What does mussels mean?
noun
- plural of mussel
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈmʌsəlz/
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Perhaps the wretch had clubbed them that morning for not gathering mussels enough for his breakfast.
Oysters, clams, crabs, mussels, frogs, and common fish are found in abundance in many places, and help out with table expenses.
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Off we used to go with our lines, worms or frogs for bait, or perhaps shrimps or mussels if we were after cod.
They are generally known under the denomination of “shellfish”; the cuttle-fish, and the common snails, whelks, oysters, mussels, and cockles, may serve as examples of them.
On the shores our nets brought in beautiful specimens of sea weed, and particularly a certain fucus, the roots of which were filled with the best mussels in the world.