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Zoology. a collection of silky filaments by which certain mollusks attach
themselves to rocks. 2. an ancient cloth, thought to be of linen, cotton, or silk.
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n. pl. bys·sus·es or bys·si (b?s???). 1. Zoology A mass of strong, silky filaments
by which certain bivalve mollusks, such as mussels, attach themselves to rocks ...
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plural bys·sus·es or bys·si \-?s? s?\. Definition of BYSSUS. 1. : a fine probably
linen cloth of ancient times. 2. [New Latin, from Latin] : a tuft of long tough
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The etymology of byssus, according to the OED2, began with Biblical Hebrew
b?ts or butz ??? meaning 'a fibre or fabric distinguished for its whiteness', cognate
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noun. pl. byssuses or byssi. a fine fabric, esp. a linen cloth, used by the ancients,
as in Egypt for mummy wrapping; Zool. a tuft of filaments, chemically similar to ...
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Le byssus (du grec bussons, « lin fin ») est l'ensemble de filaments qui permet à
certains mollusques bivalves comme la moule de se fixer à un support.
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A mussel (genus Mytilus), attached to a rock by its byssus (filaments) ... From
New Latin byssus (?sea silk?), from Latin byssus (?fine cotton or cotton stuff, silk?),
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