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Pronunciation guide for byssus
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- Practice the English pronunciation of byssus with real speech in context.
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- Spirals in Time
and they have to use their byssus threads,
- Definition summary
- The long fine silky filaments excreted by several mollusks (particularly Pinna nobilis) by which they attach themselves to the sea bed, and from which sea silk is manufactured.
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How to pronounce byssus
Spirals in Time
and they have to use their byssus threads,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “byssus”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- The long fine silky filaments excreted by several mollusks (particularly Pinna nobilis) by which they attach themselves to the sea bed, and from which sea silk is manufactured.
- Sea silk manufactured from these filaments.
- (mycology) The stipe or stem of some fungi which are particularly thin and thread-like.
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