mytiliform

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English

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Etymology

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From mytilus +‎ -form.

Adjective

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mytiliform (comparative more mytiliform, superlative most mytiliform)

  1. Shaped like the shell of a mussel.
    • 2015 July 17, Rafael Araujo, Yde de Jong, “Fauna Europaea: Mollusca – Bivalvia”, in Biodiversity Data Journal[1], →DOI:
      Species on this family can be identified by its mytiliform form, sometimes quadrate, with the hinge edentulous and the umbos anterior or terminal.