1. (noun) hairy mussel, Modiolus areolatus - a bivalve mollusc found attached to rocks from low-tide level to depths of 130 m. The shell is covered with a reddish-brown coating with stiff, hair-like tufts at the rounded end.
Synonyms: kurewha
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