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polymyarian

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpɒlimaɪˈɛəɹi.ən/
  • General-American: /ˌpɑlimaɪˈɛɹi.ən/
  • rhymes with -ɛəɹiən

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the nematode worms that have many longitudinal rows of muscle cells.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh1- Proto-Indo-European *polh1ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *múHs Proto-Hellenic *mū́s Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs)der. English myo- English -arian English polymyarian From poly- + myo- + -arian.