|me]zōˌmīˈōˌdī, |mē], ]sō- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from mes- + -myodi (from Greek myōdēs muscular, from mys mouse, muscle) — more at mouse
in some classifications : a group of passerine birds nearly equivalent to Clamatores having the syringeal muscles attached to the middle of the bronchial half rings — compare acromyodi
• meso·my·o·di·an | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷|ōdēən adjective or noun
• meso·my·o·dous -dəs\ adjective