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noun
A facial muscle that arises from the maxilla, inclines downward to be inserted into the corner of the mouth, and draws the lips up and back.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: caninus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: levator
History
Borrowed from New Latin levātor angulī ōris (“lifter of the angle of the mouth”).
Across languages
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