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cleidomastoidei

cleidomastoidei is the plural of cleidomastoideus.

Meaning of cleidomastoideus

Noun

cleidomastoideus (plural cleidomastoidei)

  1. A muscle connecting the clavicle and the mastoid process.
    • Its lateral surface for the origins of the sternomastoideus and cleidomastoideus muscles is smooth probably because of the young age of the holotype individual.2015 August 6, “A New Late Miocene Odobenid (Mammalia: Carnivora) from Hokkaido, Japan Suggests Rapid Diversification of Basal Miocene Odobenids”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about cleidomastoidei

What is cleidomastoidei the plural of?
Cleidomastoidei is the plural of cleidomastoideus.

Words near cleidomastoidei in the dictionary

  1. cleidocostal
  2. cleidocranial
  3. cleidoic
  4. cleidomancy
  5. cleidomastoid
  6. cleidomastoidei
  7. cleidomastoideus
  8. cleidoscapular
  9. cleidothaerid
  10. cleidothaerids
  11. cleidotomies

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