byssal

bys·sus (b

n. pl. bys·sus·es or bys·si (b

)

1. Zoology A mass of strong, silky filaments by which certain bivalve mollusks, such as mussels, attach themselves to rocks and other fixed surfaces.

2. A fine-textured linen of ancient times, used by the Egyptians for wrapping mummies.

[Middle English bissus, linen cloth, from Latin, from Greek bussos, linen; akin to Sanskrit picu, cotton (of Dravidian origin), or ultimately from Egyptian w', linen.]

byssal (b

l) adj.

byssus [ˈbɪsəs]

n pl byssuses, byssi [ˈbɪsaɪ]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a mass of strong threads secreted by a sea mussel or similar mollusc that attaches the animal to a hard fixed surface

[from Latin, from Greek bussos linen, flax, ultimately of Egyptian origin]

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Noun

byssus - tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface

beard

fiber, fibre - a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn

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Beard Byss byssi Byssiferous Byssin byssinosis fiber fibre Heteromyaria Mytilus sash	2005) and exceeded the size of byssal detachment from substrate (Peterson & Summerson 1992). Enhancing the potential for population recovery: restoration options ... by Fegley, Stephen R.; Peterson, Charles H.; Geraldi, Nathan R.; Gaskill, David W. / Journal of Shellfish Research During seasonal sloughing of eelgrass blades, juvenile bay scallops break away and re-establish byssal attachments to seagrass blades (Thayer et al. Effects of harvesting methods on sustainability of a bay scallop ... by Bishop, Melanie J.; Peterson, Charles H.; Summerson, Henry C.; Gaskill, David / Fishery Bulletin Five years later, and having figured out that mussels get their super grip by secreting proteins known as byssal threads, Li and his colleagues are on the forefront of the woodworking industry's latest adhesive alternative, which Li says would work especially well in plywood manufacturing. New adhesive flexes its 'mussels'; Oregon State University's Kaichang ... by Piland, J.D. / Wood & Wood Products	BYOB bypass bypass capacitor bypass condenser bypass engine bypass ratio bypast bypath Byplay byproduct Byrd Byrd Land Byrds byre Byrnes byrnie byroad Byron Byron Augusta Ada Byronic Byronism bysen Bysmottered Byss Byssaceous byssal byssi Byssiferous Byssin Byssine byssinosis Byssoid Byssolite byssus bystander bystreet byte Bytom bytownite byway byword Bywork Byzant Byzantian Byzantine Byzantine architecture Byzantine Church Byzantine Empire Byzantine Greek Byzantine historians Byzantine style	Byronic Byronic Byronic hero Byronically Byronically Byronism BYRP Byrranga Byrrhidae Byrrhoidea Byrsonima crassifolia BYS BYSA BYSC BYSD Bysen BYSI BYSJ BYSL bysmalith Bysmottered BYSMV BYSO BYSP Byss Byss Byssaceous byssal Byssal thread Byssal thread Bysshe Bysshe Bysshe Shelley Bysshe Shelley byssi byssi Byssiferous Byssin Byssine byssinosis byssinosis byssinosis BYSSIW Byssochlamys nivea Byssoid Byssolite Byssolite byssus byssus Byssus thread Byssus thread byssuses byssuses BYST bystander bystander Bystander effect Bystander effect (radiobiology)

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2005) and exceeded the size of byssal detachment from substrate (Peterson & Summerson 1992).

Enhancing the potential for population recovery: restoration options ... by Fegley, Stephen R.; Peterson, Charles H.; Geraldi, Nathan R.; Gaskill, David W. / Journal of Shellfish Research

During seasonal sloughing of eelgrass blades, juvenile bay scallops break away and re-establish byssal attachments to seagrass blades (Thayer et al.

Effects of harvesting methods on sustainability of a bay scallop ... by Bishop, Melanie J.; Peterson, Charles H.; Summerson, Henry C.; Gaskill, David / Fishery Bulletin

Five years later, and having figured out that mussels get their super grip by secreting proteins known as byssal threads, Li and his colleagues are on the forefront of the woodworking industry's latest adhesive alternative, which Li says would work especially well in plywood manufacturing.

New adhesive flexes its 'mussels'; Oregon State University's Kaichang ... by Piland, J.D. / Wood & Wood Products

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