Added 9 October 2026
musculus
/ˈmʌ.skjʊl.əs/ noun
Latin root: mūsculus Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about musculus at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- One of the contractile organs of the body.
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from Latin mūsculus (“a little mouse; a muscle”), diminutive of mūs (“a mouse”).
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