Mytilidae
plural noun
My·til·i·dae
\mīˈtiləˌdē\
Definition of Mytilidae
: a family of marine bivalve mollusks (order Filibranchia) having the shell elongated and equivalve with a large narrow internal ligament and a byssus for attachment to the substrate — compare mussel
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Origin and Etymology of mytilidae
New Latin, from Mytilus, type genus + -idae
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