mytiliform

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mytiliform (adjective; Latin mytilus, sea mussel; forma, shape): 1. (Arthropoda: Insecta) In aquatic Hemiptera, the shell-shaped swimming feet.

2. (Mollusca: Bivalvia) Having the form of a mussel shell; mytiloid; shell shaped like the genus Mytilus.