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 n., pl. bys•sus•es, bys•si

Zoologya collection of silky filaments by which certain mollusks attach themselves to rocks.
an ancient cloth, thought to be of linen, cotton, or silk.

bys•sa•ceous bys′soid, adj. bys′sal, adj.

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byssus /ˈbɪsəs/ n ( pl byssuses, byssi /ˈbɪsaɪ/)

a mass of strong threads secreted by a sea mussel or similar mollusc that attaches the animal to a hard fixed surface

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin, from Greek bussos linen, flax, ultimately of Egyptian origin

单词	byssus
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 bys•sus (bis′əs),USA pronunciation n., pl. bys•sus•es, bys•si (bis′ī).USA pronunciation Zoologya collection of silky filaments by which certain mollusks attach themselves to rocks. an ancient cloth, thought to be of linen, cotton, or silk. Semitic; compare Hebrew būts Greek býssos a fine cotton or linen Latin 1350–1400; Middle English bys•sa•ceous (bi sā′shəs),USA pronunciation bys′soid, adj. bys′sal, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: byssus /ˈbɪsəs/ n ( pl byssuses, byssi /ˈbɪsaɪ/) a mass of strong threads secreted by a sea mussel or similar mollusc that attaches the animal to a hard fixed surface Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin, from Greek bussos linen, flax, ultimately of Egyptian origin
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