isthmoid

isthmoid
\\-ˌmȯid\ adjective
Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin isthmoides, from New Latin isthm- (from isthmus) + Latin -oides -oid
: resembling an isthmus

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  • isthmoid — isth·moid …   English syllables

  • isthmus — isthmoid, adj. /is meuhs/, n., pl. isthmuses, isthmi / muy/. 1. a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land. 2. Anat., Zool. a connecting, usually narrow, part, organ, or passage, esp. when… …   Universalium

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