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horse mussel

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A northern horse mussel, any of species Modiolus modiolus of mussels of northern waters of Europe and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America

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noun

Meaning 2

Any in subfamily Modiolinae of mussels.

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Usage: broadly

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noun

Meaning 3

Atrina squamifera, of South Africa

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noun

Meaning 4

Atrina zelandica, a large bivalve common from low tide to 45 m depth with a thin, dark, wedge-shaped shell covered with hollow spines.

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Usage: New-Zealand

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Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: конска мида (konska mida) — Atrina zelandica
  • Māori: waharoa — Atrina zelandica
  • Māori: hururoa — Atrina zelandica
  • Māori: kūkuku — Atrina zelandica
  • Māori: kūkukuroa — Atrina zelandica
  • Māori: kukupati — Atrina zelandica
  • Māori: kūpā — Atrina zelandica