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Muschel.

bivalve; seashell (marine mollusk with a shell, or the shell itself)

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmʊʃəl/[ˈmʊʃl̩]
  1. bivalve; seashell (marine mollusk with a shell, or the shell itself)

    feminine
  2. mussel

    feminine · often · specifically
  3. snailshell

    colloquial · feminine · rare
  4. ellipsis of Hörmuschel

    abbreviation · alt-of · dated · ellipsis · feminine
  5. synonym of Muschi (female genitalia)

    feminine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German muschel, from Old High German muscula, from Proto-West Germanic *muskulā (“mussel”). Doublet of Muskel.

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