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足糸 (そくし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

足そく糸し

Meanings

1

noun

byssus

zoology

Zoological term for the bundle of filaments secreted by certain bivalve mollusks to attach to surfaces.

ムール貝がいは足そく糸しで岩いわに付ふ着ちゃくする。
Mussels attach to rocks using their byssus.

Kanji

足leg, foot, be sufficient
糸thread

Etymology

Compound of 足 (soku, 'foot') and 糸 (shi, 'thread'), referring to the thread-like filaments secreted by the foot of certain mollusks.