eye muscle

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

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of eye muscle was in 1959

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“Eye muscle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eye%20muscle. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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