| 释义 |
my·til·i·dae
\mīˈtiləˌdē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Mytilus, type genus + -idae
: a family of marine bivalve mollusks (order Filibranchia) having the shell elongated and equivalve with a large narrow internal ligament and a byssus for attachment to the substrate — compare mussel |