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Myriandus
Myriandus, also known as Myriandros, was an ancient Phoenician trading port and mint on the Gulf of İskenderun in Hatay, Turkey, described by Xenophon and never securely identified.
Myriapod biogeography
Myriapod biogeography is the study of where the four myriapod classes, centipedes, millipedes, symphylans, and pauropods, occur worldwide, and of the geological and ecological history that produced those distributions.
Myriapoda
Myriapoda: subphylum of terrestrial arthropods with four classes, Chilopoda (centipedes), Diplopoda (millipedes), Symphyla, Pauropoda; one pair of antennae, spiracles, sister to Pancrustacea, Silurian fossils.
Myriapodology
Myriapodology, the study of Myriapoda (millipedes, centipedes, pauropods, symphylans), covers their taxonomy, phylogeny, ecology, venom, and conservation; organized internationally since the CIM's founding in Paris in 1968.
Myrica
Myrica (bayberry, wax myrtle) is a cosmopolitan genus of about 50 accepted species of aromatic, actinorhizal shrubs and trees in Myricaceae (Fagales), including bog myrtle, wax myrtles, and Chinese bayberry, with Morella now synonymized under it.
Myricaceae
Myricaceae, the bayberry or sweet gale family, is a small Fagales family of aromatic, resin-dotted shrubs and small trees (Myrica, Comptonia, Morella, Canacomyrica) with waxy drupes and Frankia nitrogen-fixing root nodules.
Myricae
Myricae is a poetry collection by Giovanni Pascoli, first published in 1891 and enlarged through nine editions to 156 short lyrics of the Romagna countryside that shaped twentieth-century Italian poetry.
Myricetin
Myricetin is a naturally occurring flavonol, a hexahydroxyflavone found in plants of the Myricaceae and other families, first isolated in the late eighteenth century from Myrica bark.
Myricx Bio
Myricx Bio is a London biotechnology company developing NMT inhibitor payloads for antibody-drug conjugates, agreed in 2026 to be acquired by Novartis for up to $1.5 billion.
Myrient
Myrient was a video game preservation website by the Erista group that offered free, ad-free ROM and disc image downloads, shutting down on 31 March 2026 over costs.
Myrinet
Myrinet is a high-performance switched packet network introduced in 1994 by Myricom, a Caltech spinoff, and a leading interconnect for computing clusters through the 2000s.
Myringoplasty
Myringoplasty is a surgical procedure that repairs a perforated eardrum by placing a graft over the defect, without opening the middle ear, to improve hearing and prevent infection.
Myringotomy
Myringotomy, or tympanotomy, is a surgical incision in the eardrum to drain middle ear fluid or ventilate the ear, often with a tympanostomy tube (grommet). First recorded in 1649; reintroduced by Schwartze and Politzer in the 19th century.
Myriophyllum
Myriophyllum (watermilfoils), Haloragaceae genus of about 60 aquatic species with feathery whorled leaves; includes invasive Eurasian watermilfoil (M. spicatum) and parrotfeather (M. aquaticum), whose hybrids resist 2,4-D herbicide.
Myriophyllum spicatum
Myriophyllum spicatum, Eurasian watermilfoil or spiked watermilfoil, is a submerged Haloragaceae aquatic herb native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, invasive across 48 U.S. states, spreading by fragments, hybridizing with M. sibiricum.
Myriopteris
Myriopteris, a genus of about 47 xeric-adapted lip ferns (Pteridaceae, Cheilanthoideae) of North and Central America, resurrected by Grusz & Windham 2013 from polyphyletic Cheilanthes; type M. marsupianthes, sister to the pellaeid clade.
Myriostoma
Myriostoma, the pepperpot earthstars, is a genus of Geastraceae fungi with a multi-stalked, many-pored spore sac. Once monotypic under Myriostoma coliforme, it was split into several species by 2017 integrative taxonomy.
Myriostoma coliforme
Myriostoma coliforme (Dicks.) Corda, the pepper pot earthstar, is a rare gasteroid fungus (Geastraceae) with multiple endoperidial stomata and stalks and reticulate spores; a 2017 study split it into four species, restricting it to Europe, North America, and Hawai'i.
Myristic acid
Myristic acid, also known as tetradecanoic acid, is a 14-carbon saturated fatty acid abundant in coconut, palm, and nutmeg oils and used to make soaps, cosmetics, and flavorings.
Myristica
Myristica (nutmeg genus) is a genus of about 173 dioecious Myristicaceae trees from tropical Asia to the western Pacific; Myristica fragrans of the Banda Islands yields nutmeg and mace.
Myristica fragrans
Myristica fragrans (nutmeg tree), source of the spices nutmeg and mace, native to the Banda Islands, Maluku; a 5–13 m Myristicaceae tree with myristicin-containing seeds, once a Dutch monopoly.
Myristicaceae
Myristicaceae, the nutmeg family, is a pantropical Magnoliales family of about 21 genera and roughly 500 species of trees with red sap and arillate seeds; nutmeg and mace come from Myristica fragrans.
Myristicin
Myristicin, also called methoxysafrole, is a naturally occurring allylbenzene in nutmeg, mace, parsley, and dill, best known as the major aromatic constituent of nutmeg oil.
Myrkinos
Myrkinos (Myrcinus, Μύρκινος) was an Edonian settlement in the lower Strymon valley of Thrace, granted by Dareios to Histiaios of Miletos, briefly settled by Aristagoras, and conquered by Macedon in 356 BC.
Myrlie Evers-Williams
Myrlie Evers-Williams, born Myrlie Louise Beasley in 1933, is an American civil rights activist and journalist, widow of Medgar Evers and NAACP chair from 1995 to 1998.
Myrmarachne
Myrmarachne (MacLeay, 1839) is the largest genus of jumping spiders, over 200 species of Batesian ant mimics with constricted cephalothorax and elongated pedicel; males have enlarged chelicerae mimicking encumbered ants, and slender-bodied species show reduced jumping and prey capture.
Myrmecia (ant)
Myrmecia (bull ants, bulldog ants, jack jumpers) is an Australian genus of about 90 large, big-eyed, stinging ants in subfamily Myrmeciinae, 8–40 mm long, with M. pilosula causing most ant venom anaphylaxis in southeastern Australia.
Myrmecology
Myrmecology, from Greek myrmex (ant), is the branch of entomology studying ants; term coined by William Morton Wheeler. Covers colony organization, temporal polyethism, foraging ecology, applied fire ant research, and citizen science.
Myrmeleontidae
Myrmeleontidae (antlions), the largest lacewing family (Neuroptera), about 1,700 species of arid regions; larvae are sit-and-wait predators, many building conical sand pitfall traps maintained by sand throwing.
Myrmes
Myrmes, 2012 ant-colony strategy board game by Yoann Levet (Ystari Games), 2–4 players, 60–120 min; pheromone placement, prey hunting, and winter food survival; As d'Or 2013 expert winner.