MYELOPLAX
My*el"o*plax, n.; pl. E. Myeloplaxes, L. Myeloplaces. Etym: [NL., fr.
Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: One of the huge multinucleated cells found in the marrow of bone and occasionally in other parts; a giant cell. See Osteoclast.
MYGALE
Myg"a*le, n. Etym: [L., a field mouse, Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of very large hairy spiders having four lungs and only four spinnerets. They do not spin webs, but usually construct tubes in the earth, which are often furnished with a trapdoor. The South American bird spider (Mygale avicularia), and the crab spider, or matoutou (M. cancerides) are among the largest species. Some of the species are erroneously called tarantulas, as the Texas tarantula (M. Hentzii).
MYKISS
My"kiss, n. [Russ. muikize, prob. fr. a native name.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A salmon (Salmo mykiss, syn. S. purpuratus) marked with black spots and a red throat, found in most of the rivers from Alaska to the Colorado River, and in Siberia; — called also black-spotted trout, cutthroat trout, and redthroat trout.
MYLODON
Myl"o*don, n. Etym: [Gr. (Paleon.)
Defn: An extinct genus of large slothlike American edentates, allied to Megatherium.
MYLOHYOID
My`lo*hy"oid, a. Etym: [Gr. hyoid.] (Anat.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or in the region of, the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus; as, the mylohyoid nerve.