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musculus

musculus

9.9
A scientific name for a group of small sea mussels
  • proper noun
  • Specialized
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  • The genus Musculus consists of small marine mussels found in tidal waters.

Examples

  • The marine biologist studied Musculus to better understand its ecological role in the ocean.

  • In scientific taxonomy, Musculus refers to a group of marine mussels characterized by their unique shell shape.

  • God's "glory," Bucer and Musculus proclaimed, had been announced in the heavens and on earth.

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  • In Pagans Debt and Dowry, Goodwin paraded universalist renderings of grace from Calvin and Musculus.

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  • Musculus, Romanos, 31: "Est enim omnis excusatio in ignorantia sita."

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  • He detected cracks in "orthodox" pillars: "Luther, Calvin, Musculus, and other learned and orthodox writers of that century are suspected... even detected of misprision and mistake by many of the most learned of this age."

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  • Bucer, Metaphrases, 84-96; Musculus, Romanos, 31; and Vermigli, Romanos, 27-29. #57.

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Compounds

Balaenoptera musculus
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8.5

A very large blue-grey whale that eats small sea animals and lives in oceans worldwide

Mus musculus
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8.2

A small brown-grey mouse that lives near people and is used in labs

A small hand muscle that moves the little finger away from the other fingers

A small foot muscle that moves the little toe away from the other toes

8.6

A foot muscle that moves the big toe away from the other toes and bends it

7.4

A muscle in the thumb that moves the thumb away from the hand

8.4

A short muscle in the inner thigh that pulls the leg toward the body

9.9

A foot muscle that pulls the big toe toward the other toes

7.5

A long muscle on the inner thigh that pulls the leg toward the body

7.9

Muscles between the ribs that help you breathe

A flat muscle on the outside of the belly that helps twist the body and tighten the stomach area

musculus pectoralis
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5.1

A large muscle on each side of the chest that helps move the upper arm

4.9

A large chest muscle that pulls the arm toward the body and turns it inward

8.2

A thin muscle under the larger chest muscle that pulls the shoulder blade down or lifts the ribs

5.8

A large muscle at the front of the thigh that straightens the lower leg at the knee

8.9

A back muscle that pulls the shoulder blade toward the spine

7.4

A large inner thigh muscle that pulls the thigh toward the other leg and moves it backward at the hip

musculus anconeus
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9.6

A small muscle by the elbow that helps straighten the forearm and turn the palm downward

9.9

A small muscle from the back of the upper arm that helps move and steady the elbow joint

9.9

A small knee muscle that lifts the joint lining when you straighten your leg

5.8

A muscle in the upper arm that bends the elbow and turns the forearm so the palm faces up

7.2

A muscle at the back of the thigh that bends the knee and turns the lower leg outward

musculus buccinator
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9.6

A cheek muscle that flattens the cheek and pulls back the corner of the mouth

musculus deltoideus
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6.2

A large triangular muscle on the shoulder that lifts and moves the arm

9.9

A small back muscle that pulls the shoulder blade toward the spine and slightly up

musculus sartorius
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8.2

A long thigh muscle that helps you cross one leg over the other

8.9

A ring of muscle in the eye that makes the pupil smaller in bright light

9.6

A ring of muscle at the end of the stomach that controls food entering the small intestine

8.4

A muscle around the tube that carries urine that you can tighten to hold urine

9.8

A ring of muscle around the bladder opening that controls urine flow

A thick neck muscle on each side that turns the head the other way and helps bend the neck

musculus temporalis
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7.4

A large muscle on the side of the head that lifts the lower jaw to close the mouth

musculus teres major
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8.1

A muscle in the upper arm that pulls the arm back and turns it inward toward the body

musculus scalenus
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9.8

A neck muscle that connects neck bones to the first two ribs and helps breathing and head movement

8.1

A muscle at the side of the chest that lifts the shoulder blade and helps raise the ribs when breathing

9.9

A back muscle that pulls the ribs down and back

7.9

A ring of muscle around the anus that controls bowel movements

A ring of muscle around the anus that you use to stop or let out poop

A ring of muscle inside the anus that keeps stool in without thinking

A muscle that controls the flow of bile into the small intestine

A muscle that controls the opening of the main tube from the pancreas to the small intestine

musculus teres minor
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8.4

A small round shoulder muscle that pulls the arm toward the body and turns it outward

musculus tibialis
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8.3

A lower leg muscle that helps lift and move the foot

A deep flat muscle in the belly wall that helps keep organs in place and support the body

musculus trapezius
  • Specialized
7.4

A large flat muscle on the upper back and shoulder that helps move the shoulder and neck

5.9

A large muscle at the back of the upper arm that straightens the elbow

Surface Forms

musculus main

Etymology

Musculus is the scientific name for a genus of small mussels and comes from the same Latin musculus meaning 'little mouse'; a helpful way to remember this is that the name points to how small these mussels are.