Defn: Making or producing myths or mythical tales.
MYTILOID
Myt"i*loid, a. Etym: [Mytilus + -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Like, or pertaining to, the genus Mytilus, or family Mytilidæ.
MYTILOTOXINE
Myt`i*lo*tox"ine, n. Etym: [Mytilus + toxic.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: A poisonous base (leucomaine) found in the common mussel. It either causes paralysis of the muscles, or gives rise to convulsions, including death by an accumulation of carbonic acid in the blood.
MYTILUS
Myt"i*lus, n. Etym: [L., a sea mussel, Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of marine bivalve shells, including the common mussel.
See Illust. under Byssus.
MYXA
Myx"a, n. Etym: [L., a lamp nozzle, Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The distal end of the mandibles of a bird.
MYXINE
Myx"ine, n. (Zoöl.)