myophan

English

Etymology

From myo- + the root of Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “to show”) (for unclear reasons).

Noun

myophan (plural not attested)

1. (zoology) A contractile striated layer found in the bodies and stems of certain Infusoria.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “myophan”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)