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Byssus — definition & meaning
Word Type Definition Byssus n. A tuft of long, tough filaments which are formed in a
groove of the foot, and issue from between the valves of certain
bivalve mollusks, as the Pinna and Mytilus, by which they attach
themselves to rocks, etc.
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