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mytilacean, a. and n. Zool.|mɪtɪˈleɪʃən| [f. mod.L. Mytilācea (-eæ), f. mȳtil-us: see Mytilus and -acean.] A. adj. Belonging to the family Mytilaceæ. B. n. A member of this family; a mussel-like animal.
1839Penny Cycl. XIV. 318/1 Family of Mytilaceans. So mytiˈlaceous a. = prec. adj.
1856Mayne Expos. Lex. 1891Syd. Soc. Lex. |