r/wholesomememes 17d ago

What what? [OC]

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u/The_Slumpis 17d ago

Someone more educated may correct me, but I'm pretty sure the word "musculus" stems from the latin word for "mouse" (because muscles looks like mice under the skin or smth, idk)

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u/DarthMaulATAT 17d ago

That would make a lot of sense, since the scientific name for the house mouse is "Mus musculus"