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musculus

/ˈmʌ.skjəl.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables
mus-cu-lus
IPA
/ˈmʌ.skjəl.əs/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A muscle.

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmʌ.skjəl.əs/
  • British English: /ˈmʌ.skjʊl.əs/

Inflected Forms

musculi (plural)

Phrases

musculus papillaris

Frequently Paired Words

muscular musculous

Synonyms

muscle

Homonyms

musculous

Rhymes With

musculous corpusculous

Questions

How do you pronounce musculus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʌ.skjəl.əs/.
What does musculus mean?
A muscle.
Where does musculus come from?
Unadapted borrowing from Latin mūsculus (“a little mouse; a muscle”), diminutive of mūs (“a mouse”).

How to pronounce musculus

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