byssus gland
1byssal 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 …
2mollusk — molluskan, molluscan /meuh lus keuhn/, adj., n. mollusklike, adj. /mol euhsk/, n. any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically having a calcareous shell of one, two, or more pieces that wholly or partly enclose the soft, unsegmented body,… …
3Ostrea lurida — Olympia oyster Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …
4bivalve — 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.… …
5Sea silk — is an extremely fine, rare and valuable fabric produced from the long silky filaments or byssus secreted by a gland in the foot of several bivalve mollusks (particularly Pinna nobilis L.) by which they attach themselves to the sea bed. [ Webster… …
6integument — /in teg yeuh meuhnt/, n. 1. a natural covering, as a skin, shell, or rind. 2. any covering, coating, enclosure, etc. [1605 15; < L integumentum a covering. See IN 2, TEGUMENT] Syn. 1. cortex, involucre, involucrum. * * * Covering of the body,… …
7soie — 1. soie [ swa ] n. f. • v. 1170; seie 1150; lat. pop. seta, class. saeta I ♦ 1 ♦ Substance filiforme sécrétée par quelques arthropodes (ver à soie⇒ bombyx), essentiellement constituée par deux protéines (séricine et fibroïne), utilisée comme… …
8Scallop — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …
9byssal — ˈbisəl adjective Etymology: New Latin byssus + English al : of or relating to a byssus the byssal gland …
10Blue mussel — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …
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