Heteromyaria

plural noun

Het·​ero·​my·​ar·​ia

-ōmīˈa(a)rēə

in some classifications

: a division of Lamellibranchia comprising bivalve mollusks having two adductor muscles the anterior one of which is very small compare isomyaria, monomyaria

heteromyarian

¦⸗⸗⸗⸗¦⸗rēən

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from heter- + -myaria

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