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mesomyodian
mesomyodian, a. Ornith. (ˌmɛsəʊmaɪˈəʊdɪən) [f. mod.L. Mesomyōdī pl. (see below) + -an. The mod.L. name was introduced by Garrod in 1876, and was f. meso- + -myōdī after Polymyōdī, a name introduced by Joh. Müller 1847 for one of the three groups in his classification of Passerine birds; this name wa...
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acromyodian
acromyodian, a. Ornithol. Brit. /ˌakrəʊmʌɪˈəʊdɪən/, U.S. /ˈˌækroʊˌmaɪˈoʊdiən/ [‹ scientific Latin Acromyodi, former group name (A. H. Garrod 1876, in Proc. Zool. Soc. 517; > comb. form + -myodi (in Polymyodi: see polymyodian adj.)) + -an suffix Compare mesomyodian adj. and earlier polymyodian adj...
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polymyodian
polymyodian, a. Ornith. (ˌpəʊlɪmaɪˈəʊdɪən) [f. mod.L. Polymȳōdī pl. (Müller 1847) (irreg. f. Gr. πολυ-, poly- + µῦς muscle + {wlenisisub}δή song) + -an: cf. mesomyodian] Belonging to the division Polymyodi of passerine birds, having numerous muscles of the syrinx or ‘song-muscles’: corresponding to ...
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