Korean mussel

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Noun

Korean mussel (plural Korean mussels)

A mussel of species Mytilus coruscus, heavily used as a food item via mariculture in Korea and China.

Synonyms

(Mytilus coruscus): head-shelled mussel

Translations

Mytilus coruscus

Japanese: 貽貝 (ja) (イガイ, igai)
Korean: 홍합(紅蛤) (ko) (honghap)

References

Korean mussel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Mytilus coruscus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Mytilus coruscus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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