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pectoral muscles

pectoral muscles is the plural of pectoral muscle.

Meaning of pectoral muscle

Noun

pectoral muscle (plural pectoral muscles)

  1. Each of the four large paired muscles covering the front of the rib cage and serve to draw the forelimbs toward the chest.
    Synonyms:
    pec

Questions about pectoral muscles

What is pectoral muscles the plural of?
Pectoral muscles is the plural of pectoral muscle.

Words near pectoral muscles in the dictionary

  1. pectoral fin
  2. pectoral fins
  3. pectoral girdle
  4. pectoral girdles
  5. pectoral muscle
  6. pectoral muscles
  7. pectoral quail
  8. pectoral quails
  9. pectoral sandpiper
  10. pectoral sandpipers
  11. pectoral theology

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