Word

pectoral muscle, n.

either of two large muscles of the chest
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musculus pectoralis pecs pectoral pectoral muscle pectoralis

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pectoral

semantic pointers

hypernym

skeletal muscle, striated muscle

part holonym

chest, thorax, pectus

hyponym

pectoralis major, musculus pectoralis major, greater pectoral muscle pectoralis minor, musculus pectoralis minor, smaller pectoral muscle