mitilídeos

English translation: Mitylus

11:21 Apr 17, 2012
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Zoology
Portuguese term or phrase: mitilídeos
Um aspecto fibroso do manto em mitilídeos, além do sinal da presença dos esporocistos
Andre Damasceno
Brazil
Local time: 07:16
English translation:Mitylus
Explanation:
mexilhão - Aulete
aulete.uol.com.br/site.php?mdl=aulete_digital&op...palavra...
Nome comum aos moluscos bivalves da família dos mitilídeos e unilídeos, que se ... gênero de moluscos (Mitylus), cuja espécie mais conhecida é o mexilhão ...
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 12:16
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Mitylus


Explanation:
mexilhão - Aulete
aulete.uol.com.br/site.php?mdl=aulete_digital&op...palavra...
Nome comum aos moluscos bivalves da família dos mitilídeos e unilídeos, que se ... gênero de moluscos (Mitylus), cuja espécie mais conhecida é o mexilhão ...

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 12:16
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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mussels (Mytilidae)


Explanation:
any bivalve mollusk, esp. an edible marine bivalve of the family Mytilidae and a freshwater clam of the family Unionidae.

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Christina Paiva
Brazil
Local time: 07:16
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    Reference: http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexilh%C3%A3o
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mytilus_(genus)
NataliaAnne
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