Meaning Of The Word Byssus
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Byssus Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Byssus?
byssus in American English
a fine fabric, esp. a linen cloth, used by the ancients, as in Egypt for mummy wrapping noun: a collection of silky filaments by which certain mollusks attach themselves to rocks byssus in British English noun: a mass of strong threads secreted by a sea mussel or similar mollusc that attaches the animal to a hard fixed surface |
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