Epitheliomuscular
[ep-uh-thee-lee-oh-muhs-kyuh-ler] /ˌɛp əˌθi li oʊˈmʌs kyə lər/
adjective, Zoology.
1.
of or relating to an epithelial cell of a coelenterate that contains contractile fibrils and acts as a muscle.
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