blue mussel

noun

: a widely distributed edible mussel (Mytilus edulis) having a usually blue or brownish shell

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Of course there is a lobster roll on the menu (which local critics consider among the best in town), as well as blue mussels from Chatham, and Duxbury littleneck clams. —

Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2018 Chef Ara Babakhanian is serving a menu of small plates featuring Southern-style sliders; Moroccan meatballs; Chilean blue mussels and shrimp saganaki. —

Jenn Harris, latimes.com, 13 Mar. 2018 The blue mussels the Bateses grow are native to Alaska and much easier to manage, according to Weatherly. —

Joseph Robertia, Alaska Dispatch News, 8 Nov. 2015 Turbines in the North Sea provide a particularly enticing home for a type of tasty, edible mollusc called the blue mussel. —

The Economist, 12 Oct. 2017 The state’s blue mussels are beloved by seafood fans near and far, but the size of the annual harvest has dipped in recent years. —

Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2017