platymyarian

adjective

platy·​my·​ar·​i·​an

variants or less commonly platymyarial

-rēəl

of nematode muscle cells

: having the myofibrils restricted to the region next the hypodermis compare coelomyarian

Word History

Etymology

platy- + my- + -aria + -an or -al

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