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Mantle :: Mantle (n.) The external fold, or folds, of the soft, exterior membrane of the body of a mollusk. It usually forms a cavity inclosing the gills. See Illusts. of Buccinum, and Byssus..

Abyssinian :: Abyssinian (n.) A member of the Abyssinian Church.

Bottom :: Bottom (n.) An abyss.

Heteromyaria :: Heteromyaria (n. pl.) A division of bivalve shells, including the marine mussels, in which the two adductor muscles are very unequal. See Dreissena, and Illust. under Byssus..

Grivet :: Grivet (n.) A monkey of the upper Nile and Abyssinia (Cercopithecus griseo-viridis), having the upper parts dull green, the lower parts white, the hands, ears, and face black. It was known to the ancient Egyptians. Called also tota..

Byssiferous :: Byssiferous (a.) Bearing a byssus or tuft.

Byssus :: Byssus (n.) An obsolete name for certain fungi composed of slender threads.

Jaal Goat :: "Jaal goat () A species of wild goat (Capra Nubiana) found in the mountains of Abyssinia, Upper Egypt, and Arabia; -- called also beden, and jaela..

Beard :: Beard (n.) The byssus of certain shellfish, as the muscle..

Abyssal :: Abyssal (a.) Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable..

Byssus :: Byssus (n.) Asbestus.

Profound :: Profound (n.) An abyss.

Madoqua :: Madoqua (n.) A small Abyssinian antelope (Neotragus Saltiana), about the size of a hare..

Guereza :: Guereza (n.) A beautiful Abyssinian monkey (Colobus guereza), having the body black, with a fringe of long, silky, white hair along the sides, and a tuft of the same at the end of the tail. The frontal band, cheeks, and chin are white..

Bottomless :: Bottomless (a.) Without a bottom; hence, fathomless; baseless; as, a bottomless abyss..

Abysm :: Abysm (n.) An abyss; a gulf.

Swallow :: Swallow (v. t.) To draw into an abyss or gulf; to ingulf; to absorb -- usually followed by up.

Byssaceous :: Byssaceous (a.) Byssuslike; consisting of fine fibers or threads, as some very delicate filamentous algae..

Kousso :: Kousso (n.) An Abyssinian rosaceous tree (Brayera anthelmintica), the flowers of which are used as a vermifuge..

Amharic :: Amharic (a.) Of or pertaining to Amhara, a division of Abyssinia; as, the Amharic language is closely allied to the Ethiopic..

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