eye muscle

eye muscle
noun
one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball
Syn: ↑ocular muscle
Hypernyms: ↑muscle, ↑musculus
Hyponyms:
Part Holonyms: ↑eye, ↑oculus, ↑optic

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noun
: either of two long large muscles one of which runs along the right side of the backbone and the other along the left side of the backbone — called also longissimus dorsi

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eye muscle noun
1. A muscle controlling the eye or a part of it
2. A long muscle running down the back beside the spine
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