Acromyodi

plural noun

Ac·​ro·​my·​o·​di

¦a-krō-ˌmī-ˈō-ˌdī

in some classifications

: a group of birds nearly equivalent to Passeres having the syringeal muscles attached to the ends of the bronchial half rings

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from acr- + -myodi (from Greek myōdēs muscular, from mys mouse, muscle)

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

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