单词 | mussel-eater |
释义 | > as lemmasmussel-eater mussel-eater n. (a) a person who eats mussels; (b) U.S. rare, the freshwater drum, Aplodinotus grunniens.Sense (b) is apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1852 Westm. Rev. New Ser. 1 52 The number of persons killed or wounded by this virulent though savory mollusk, is but small; almost minute when compared with the number of mussel-eaters. 1890 Cent. Dict. Mussel-eater, the buffalo perch, Aplodinotus grunniens. 1992 Sci. Amer. May 85/3 Physicians traced the toxin to locally cultured blue mussels. Ultimately, three people died of the toxin, and 107 other mussel-eaters reported symptoms. < as lemmas |
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