Difference between revisions of "byssus"
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|lexical category=noun; plural <b>byssi</b>, <b>byssuses</b> | |lexical category=noun; plural <b>byssi</b>, <b>byssuses</b> | ||
|etymology=Latin <i>byssos</i>, fine flax | |etymology=Latin <i>byssos</i>, fine flax | ||
| − | |definition=1. ([[Mollusca]]: [[Bivalvia]]) Fibers or small bundles of silky threads by which they anchor themselves to the substratum; beard. | + | |definition=1. ([[Mollusca]]: [[Bivalvia]]) Fibers or small bundles of silky threads by which they [[anchor]] themselves to the [[substratum]]; [[beard]]. |
| − | 2. (NEMATA: Adenophorea) A series of elaborately branched projections at the poles of mermithid eggs, by which they attach to plants. | + | 2. (NEMATA: [[Adenophorea]]) A [[series]] of elaborately [[branched]] projections at the poles of mermithid eggs, by which they attach to plants. |
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[[Category:Disambiguation page necessary]] | [[Category:Disambiguation page necessary]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:39, 13 September 2013
byssus (noun; plural byssi, byssuses; Latin byssos, fine flax): 1. (Mollusca: Bivalvia) Fibers or small bundles of silky threads by which they anchor themselves to the substratum; beard.2. (NEMATA: Adenophorea) A series of elaborately branched projections at the poles of mermithid eggs, by which they attach to plants.
