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Seashell vs Mussel - What's the difference?

seashell | mussel |

As nouns the difference between seashell and mussel

is that seashell is the empty shell of a marine mollusk while mussel is a small edible bivalve shellfish of the families Unionidae (fresh water mussels) and Mytilidae (salt water mussels).

As an adjective seashell

is of a very light pink colour, like that of some seashell.

seashell

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • the empty shell of a marine mollusk
  • A very light pink colour, like that of some seashell.

    • External links

    * (wikipedia "seashell")

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Of a very light pink colour, like that of some seashell.

    • Related terms

    * scungilli

    See also

    *

    mussel

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small edible bivalve shellfish of the families Unionidae (fresh water mussels) and Mytilidae (salt water mussels).

    • Related terms

    * mouse * mussel-bed, mussel bed * zebra mussel

    Derived terms

    * blue mussel * Korean mussel

    External links

    * (wikipedia)