miurus

noun

mi·​u·​rus

mīˈyu̇rəs

plural -es

: a dactylic hexameter having its last foot an iamb or pyrrhic instead of a spondee or trochee compare dolichurus

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin, adjective, being a miurus, from Greek meiouros, literally, tapering, probably alteration of myouros, from my- + -ouros -urous

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