HyperDic: byssus

English > 1 sense of the word byssus:
NOUNanimalbyssus, beardtuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface
English > byssus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningtuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface.
Synonymbeard
Broaderfiber, fibreA slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
Spanishbiso
Catalanbiso, byssus

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