An area of the seabed or a riverbed in which a dense population of mussels is found.
 the bay itself was sandy with large mussel beds
 Example sentencesExamples
-  Mussel beds are an important feature of healthy rivers and streams.
 -  The constricted valley results in an overall swifter river and an ideal habitat for massive mussel beds.
 -  The prevailing marine life is a mussel bed which has grown over the wreck.
 -  A good mussel bed is good for fishing.
 -  Some areas are covered with thick juvenile mussel beds on which abundant starfish graze.
 -  Large mussel beds are also common in many areas.
 -  The tide was out revealing an expanse of mud and mussel beds.
 -  Edible crabs sat feasting on a mussel bed that covered a small ledge.
 -  The owners of the dredgers wish to be close to the area of sea bed where their mussel beds are planted.
 -  The bay itself was sandy with large mussel beds.