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choanoid, a. Phys.|ˈkəʊənɔɪd| [mod. f. Gr. χοάνη funnel + -oid: cf. F. choanoïde.] Funnel-shaped; applied to one of the muscles of the eye in many vertebrata.
1839–47Todd Cycl. Anat. III. 1002/1 The suspensory or choanoid muscle met with in Mammalia. 1881Mivart Cat v. §7 The eyeball..is held in place by seven muscles. The first..is the suspensor oculi, or ‘choanoid’ muscle. |