musculus

Noun

Meaning

one of the contractile organs of the body

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

muscle brawn muscular sphincter sinew hamstring myocardium rectus muscularity levator brawniness muscleman heftiness tensor tendon

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Hypernyms

contractor contractile organ

Hyponyms

sphincter rectus levator skeletal muscle smooth muscle pronator

Related terms

muscular musculous

Phrases with the word

musculus uvulae musculus striatus

Examples

Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus): Eastern North Pacific Stock (NOAA Stock Reports, 2009), p. 178. Infrequently, this population visits the northwest Pacific between Kamchatka and the northern tip of Japan. Source: Internet

Another house wren complex taxon; other scientific names include T. musculus martinicensis and T. martinicensis. Source: Internet

The mammals dog ( Canis familiaris ), brown rat ( Rattus norvegicus ), mouse ( Mus musculus ), and chimpanzee ( Pan troglodytes ) are all important model animals in medical research. Source: Internet

Part of the house wren complex; other scientific names include T. musculus guadeloupensis and T. guadeloupensis * Martinique wren, Troglodytes aedon martinicensis (Martinique, Caribbean, c. 1890) :Last found in 1886. Source: Internet

The pigeon had particularly large breast muscles that indicate powerful flight ( musculus pectoralis major for downstroke and the smaller musculus supracoracoideus for upstroke). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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