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noun
A pair of muscles that lowers the wings of birds in flight
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
either of two large muscles of the chest
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pectoral, pectoral muscle, 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
History
From Latin pectoralis, "pertaining to the chest or breast".
