isomyarian
|i-so-my-ar-i-an|
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/ˌaɪsoʊmaɪˈɛəriən/
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/ˌaɪsəʊmaɪˈeəriən/
equal-sized adductor muscles
Etymology
'isomyarian' originates from Modern scientific/Neo-Latin coinage, ultimately from Greek 'isos' and 'mys', where the prefix 'iso-' meant 'equal' and root 'mys' (or 'myo-') meant 'muscle'.
'isomyarian' was formed in New/Scientific Latin (19th century) by combining Greek elements 'isos-' + 'mys' with an adjectival ending (compare New Latin formations such as 'isomyarius'), and was adopted into English zoological terminology largely unchanged.
Initially it literally meant 'equal muscle'; over time it has remained a technical term used chiefly in malacology/anatomy to describe similarly sized adductor muscles.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
having the anterior and posterior adductor muscles equal in size; (of certain bivalve mollusks) with similarly sized adductor muscles.
The specimen is isomyarian, with both adductor muscles nearly identical in size.
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