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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024isth•mus /ˈɪsməs/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -mus•es, -mi /-maɪ/.USA pronunciation - a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land:The isthmus of Panama is between North and South America.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024isth•mus (is′məs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mus•es, -mi (-mī).USA pronunciation - a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land.
- Anatomy, Zoologya connecting, usually narrow, part, organ, or passage, esp. when joining structures or cavities larger than itself.
- Fish[Ichthyol.]the narrow fleshy area between the sides of the lower jaw of a fish.
- Greek isthmós neck (of land)
- Latin
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