1. Tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface
   - beard

Derived forms: byssi

Type of: fiber [US], fibre [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Byssus

• tracker
• tracking
• tracklayer
• trackless
• trackless trolley
• tracksuit
• tract
• tract house
• tract housing
• tractability
• tractable
• tractableness
• Tractarian
• Tractarianism
• tractate
• tractile
• traction
• traction engine
• tractive
• tractor
• tractor trailer
• Tracy
• trad
• trade
• trade acceptance