Oligomyoid

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Oligomyoid \Ol`i*go"my*oid\, a. [Oligo- + Gr. ?, ?, a muscle +
     -oid.] (Anat.)
     Having few or imperfect syringeal muscles; -- said of some
     passerine birds ({Oligomyodi}).
     [1913 Webster]