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{{Concept
|label=monomyarian
|lexical category=adjective
|etymology=Greek <i>monos</i>, one; <i>mys</i>, muscle
|definition=1. Having only one muscle. 

2. ([[Mollusca]]: [[Bivalvia]]) In oysters and scallops, pertaining to the [[anterior]] [[adductor muscle]] that has completely disappeared, and the [[posterior]] adductor shifted to a more central location between the valves; monomyarian condition.
|see also=[[anisomyarian]]
}}
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{{Concept scheme relation
|scheme=Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology
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