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noun
Each of the four large paired muscles covering the front of the rib cage and serve to draw the forelimbs toward the chest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: pec
Antonyms: none provided
noun
either of two large muscles of the chest
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pectoral, pectoralis, musculus pectoralis, pecs
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: skeletal muscle, striated muscle
Narrower terms: pectoralis major, musculus pectoralis major, greater pectoral muscle, pectoralis minor, musculus pectoralis minor, smaller pectoral muscle
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