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musculus

UK/ˈmʌ.skjʊl.əs/US/ˈmʌ.skjəl.əs/

musculus noun: a muscle.

Noun

musculus (plural musculi)

  1. A muscle.

Forms of musculus

pluralmusculi

Origin of musculus

Unadapted borrowing from Latin mūsculus (“a little mouse; a muscle”), diminutive of mūs (“a mouse”).

Words formed from musculus

Words that rhyme with musculus

Questions about musculus

What does musculus mean?
Musculus means a muscle.
What part of speech is musculus?
Musculus is a noun.
How do you pronounce musculus?
Musculus is pronounced /ˈmʌ.skjʊl.əs/ (UK).
What is the plural of musculus?
The plural of musculus is musculi.

Words near musculus in the dictionary

  1. musculotendonous
  2. musculotendons
  3. musculotropic
  4. musculotropics
  5. musculous
  6. musculus
  7. musculus papillaris
  8. muscuranic
  9. MUSD
  10. muse
  11. muse-bouche

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