Byssine

/ˈbɪsin/ adjective

Of, relating to, or composed of byssus or the fine thread-like filaments that mollusks produce.

From Latin 'byssus' + '-ine' (relating to or resembling). The adjective form developed in biological and zoological texts to describe the material properties and characteristics of mussel attachment threads.

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