musculus

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musculus

/ˈmʌ.skjʊl.əs/ UK
/ˈmʌ.skjəl.əs/ US

Sounds like musculous · Rhymes with -ʌskjʊləs

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Unadapted borrowing from Latin mūsculus (“a little mouse; a muscle”), diminutive of mūs (“a mouse”).

noun musculi

A muscle.

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"musculus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/musculus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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musculus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/musculus

Chicago

"musculus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/musculus.

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@misc{musculus_2026,
  title = {musculus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/musculus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}