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myophore

myophore noun: the point of attachment of a muscle to the shell of a mollusc.

Noun

myophore (plural myophores)

  1. The point of attachment of a muscle to the shell of a mollusc
    • The umbo cavity is bridged by a septum or myophore.2015 July 17, Rafael Araujo, Yde de Jong, “Fauna Europaea: Mollusca – Bivalvia”, in Biodiversity Data Journal, →DOI

Forms of myophore

pluralmyophores

Origin of myophore

From myo- + -phore.

Words formed from myophore

Questions about myophore

What does myophore mean?
Myophore means the point of attachment of a muscle to the shell of a mollusc.
What part of speech is myophore?
Myophore is a noun.
What is the plural of myophore?
The plural of myophore is myophores.

Words near myophore in the dictionary

  1. myophage
  2. myophages
  3. myophagocytosis
  4. myophan
  5. myophily
  6. myophore
  7. myophores
  8. myophoric
  9. myophosphorylase
  10. myophysical
  11. myophysics

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