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Byssus — The word Byssus has two related meanings, and one rather different one, according to the context:IN BIOLOGY: The s created by numerous different kinds of marine and freshwater bivalve mollusks, by which they can attach themselves to hard… … Wikipedia
Byssus — Bys sus, n.; pl. E. {Byssuses}; L. {Byssi}.[L. byssus fine flax, fine linen or cotton, Gr. by ssos .] [1913 Webster] 1. A cloth of exceedingly fine texture, used by the ancients. It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk. [Written… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
byssus — n. filamentous tuft ( beard ) by which molluscs attach themselves; fine flax and fabric woven from it. ♦ byssaceous, a. consisting of fine threads; like a byssus. ♦ byssal, a. ♦ byssiferous, a. having a byssus; tufted. ♦ byssine, a … Dictionary of difficult words
byssus — n.; pl. byssi, byssuses [L. byssos, fine flax] 1. (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) Fibers or small bundles of silky threads by which they anchor themselves to the substratum; beard. 2. (NEMATODA: Adenophorea) A series of elaborately branched projections at… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Mussel — Not to be confused with muscle. Mussel Blue mussels Mytilus edulis in the intertidal zone in Cornwall, England Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Modiolus modiolus — Empty shells of Modiolus modiolus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animali … Wikipedia
Pinna (genus) — Taxobox name = Pinna image caption = Pinna nobilis shell and byssus regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Bivalvia ordo = Pterioida familia = Pinnidae genus = Pinna genus authority = Linnaeus, 1758 Pinna is a genus of pen shells. It is a… … Wikipedia
Polyphenolic protein — Polyphenolic proteins are proteins produced by some algae and marine invertebrates like the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis[1][2] or the polychaete Phragmatopoma californica[3] that are used as bioadhesives.[4] These proteins contain a high level of… … Wikipedia
Blue mussel — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
integument — /in teg yeuh meuhnt/, n. 1. a natural covering, as a skin, shell, or rind. 2. any covering, coating, enclosure, etc. [1605 15; < L integumentum a covering. See IN 2, TEGUMENT] Syn. 1. cortex, involucre, involucrum. * * * Covering of the body,… … Universalium
mussel — /mus euhl/, n. any bivalve mollusk, esp. an edible marine bivalve of the family Mytilidae and a freshwater clam of the family Unionidae. [bef. 1000; ME, OE muscle < VL *muscula, var. of L musculus little mouse, sea mussel. See MUSCLE] * * * Any… … Universalium
