Describing animals that have circular muscle fibers arranged in circular rows, particularly certain marine creatures.
Adjective form of cyclomyaria, derived from cyclo- (circle) + myaria (muscles). This classification term became standard in comparative anatomy during the 18th-19th centuries.
The cyclomyarian muscle arrangement in cephalopods is so efficient that it inspired biomimicry engineers designing robotic tentacles and flexible artificial limbs.
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