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myoneme
my·o·neme [ m ō nm ] (plural my·o·nemes)


noun 
Definition:
 
series of body filaments: a series of microscopic filaments in the covering of the body of some simple organisms ciliates that can contract and shorten the body
[Late 19th century. <myo- + Greek nēma "thread"]

my·one·mal [ m ō nm'l ] adjective
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