Korean mussel

English

Noun

Korean mussel (plural Korean mussels)

1. 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