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byssus

виссон

The long fine silky filaments excreted by several mollusks by which they attach…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.

/ˈbɪsəs/

Значение

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(неисчисляемое, обычно)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.
(неисчисляемое, обычно)Sea silk manufactured from these filaments.
виссо́нvissón
(неисчисляемое, обычно)The stipe or stem of some fungi which are particularly thin and thread-like.

Ещё определения

tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface

Переводы

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Русский

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historic fiber:

Происхождение

From Latin byssus, from Ancient Greek βύσσος (bússos, “flax; flax cotton”), from a Semitic

From Latin byssus, from Ancient Greek βύσσος (bússos, “flax; flax cotton”), from a Semitic source cognate to Hebrew בּוּץ (būṣ, “byssus”) and Aramaic בּוּצָא (būṣā, “byssus”)

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