heteromyaria Meaning, Definition & Usage

Het`e*ro*my*a"ri*a noun plural

Etymology

NL., fr. Gr. other + a muscle.

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) A division of bivalve shells, including the marine mussels, in which the two adductor muscles are very unequal. See Dreissena, and Illust. under Byssus.