BYSSUS (byssi)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: byssi   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does byssus mean? 

• BYSSUS (noun)
  The noun BYSSUS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: BYSSUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BYSSUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

beard; byssus

Hypernyms ("byssus" is a kind of...):

fiber; fibre (a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn)