Marine bivalve mollusks with dark shells, often found attached to rocks or piers. Commonly harvested as seafood.
From Old French 'muscle', from Latin 'musculus' meaning 'little mouse', referring to the shape. The same root gave us the word 'muscle' for body tissue.
Mussels are nature's water filters, each one processing up to 15 gallons of water per day! The linguistic connection between mussels and muscles isn't just coincidental - Romans thought both looked like little mice under the skin or shell.
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