英语词汇“byssus”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

bys·sus

(bĭsəs)

n. pl. bys·sus·es or bys·si (bĭsī′)

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 picuḥ, cotton (of Dravidian origin), or ultimately from Egyptian w'ḏ, linen.]

byssal (bĭsəl) adj.

单词	byssus
释义	bys·sus (bĭsəs) n. pl. bys·sus·es or bys·si (bĭsī′) 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 picuḥ, cotton (of Dravidian origin), or ultimately from Egyptian w'ḏ, linen.] byssal (bĭsəl) adj.
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