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Meaning of byssus




Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez

byssus
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It is most indicated in Biso Spanish. In Latin it means sea silk or sea silk. It is the name of a natural fiber that is extracted from molluscs such as mussels or nacra.

  




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Byssus : Natural fiber, extremely fine, obtained from the filaments that secrete certain molluscs such as nacra, to adhere to the rocks in the tide zone. Also biso.

  



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