muscle Copy link Outline I. Of the body1. muscŭlus2. tŏrus (the rounded, fleshy part3. lăcertus (the muscles of the upper arm; thews)4. nervus (the sinewy part of the muscle)II. A kind of shell-fish (mussel) • muscle: I. Of the body: 1. muscŭlus: Cels. 5, 26, 3: Lucan. 2. tŏrus (the rounded, fleshy part: poet.): the m.s of the (upper) arms, lacertorum tori, poet. in Cic. Tusc. 2, 9, 22: Virg.: Ov. 3. lăcertus (the muscles of the upper arm; thews): (Milo) rendered famous by his m.s and loins, ex lateribus et lacertis nobilitatus, Cic. Mil. 9, 27 (see the context): cf. supr. (2). Fig.: of strength or vigour in oratory, Cic. Br. 16, fin. (in Lysia saepe sunt lacerti, sic ut fieri nihil possit valentius). 4. nervus (the sinewy part of the muscle): v. sinew. II. A kind of shell-fish (mussel): mȳtĭlus or mītŭlus (sea-muscle): Hor. S. 2, 4, 27. (*Mytilus edulis, Linn.)