mytilid

Questions about mytilid

What does mytilid mean?

mytilid means "marine bivalve mollusk having a dark elongated shell; live attached to solid objects especially in intertidal zones".

How many syllables are in mytilid?

mytilid has 3 syllables and divides as my-ti-lid under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for mytilid?

Close synonyms include marine mussel. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mytilid a common word?

mytilid is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.