Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Same as polymyoid.

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  • adjective rare Describing a bird that has a syrinx with multiple distinct muscles
  • adjective Of or pertaining to the songbirds

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek πολύς (polus, "many, much") + New Latin my- ("muscle")

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