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Of or pertaining to the byssi, filaments secreted by certain bivalves
the byssal threads
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byssal — ˈbisəl adjective Etymology: New Latin byssus + English al : of or relating to a byssus the byssal gland … Useful english dictionary
byssal gland — (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) A viscid secreting gland producing the byssal threads that anchors the organism to rocks and solid objects; also called byssal pit; see byssus … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
byssal notch — (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) A small opening or notch located on the ventral margin for the passage of the byssus from the byssal gland … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
byssal sinus — (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) Corresponds to the byssal notch of the right valve, but shallower and on the left valve in the Pectinacea … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
byssal — See byssus. * * * … Universalium
byssal — bys·sal … English syllables
byssal foramen — (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) An opening in the right valve for passage of byssus in Anomiidae oysters … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
byssal gape — (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) An opening between the valve margins for the passage of the byssus … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
bivalve — bivalvular /buy val vyeuh leuhr/, adj. /buy valv /, n. 1. Also called lamellibranch. Zool. any mollusk, as the oyster, clam, scallop, or mussel, of the class Bivalvia, having two shells hinged together, a soft body, and lamellate gills. adj. 2.… … Universalium
Blue mussel — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
