• n. 蚌；貽貝；淡菜
• n. (Mussel)人名；(法)米塞爾

來自拉丁語mus,老鼠，詞源同mouse,musk,-el,小詞后綴。即小老鼠，因這種貝類形似小老鼠而得名。

mussel

mussel: see muscle

mussel (n.)

Old English muscle, musscel "shellfish, mussel," from Late Latin muscula (source of Old French musle, Modern French moule, Middle Dutch mosscele, Dutch mossel, Old High German muscula, German Muschel), from Latin musculus "mussel," literally "little mouse," also "muscle;" like muscle, derived from mus "mouse" on the perceived similarity of size and shape. The modern spelling, distinguishing the word from muscle, first recorded c. 1600, not fully established until 1870s.

1. Fishermen fear valuable oyster and mussel beds could be decimated.

漁民們害怕寶貴的牡蠣和貽貝層會被破壞。

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2. Rich oyster, mussel, clam, snail, seaweed, laver and other shellfish, algae.

盛產牡蠣 、 蟶 、 蛤 、 螺 、 海帶 、 紫菜等貝 、 藻類.

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3. He recognized that he was seized by a freshwater mussel.

他知道自己被一個蚌捕獲了.

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4. Be sure the Information about the collection of the zebra mussel data.

要保證熟讀有關收集斑馬貽貝數據的說明.

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5. Mussel crisp delicious, packet sauce tasty, traditional cuisine of coastal Wenzhou.

淡菜脆嫩鮮香, 包汁入味, 是溫州沿海的傳統佳肴.

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