Etymology

corrugator supercilii

Today it means: A small narrow pyramidal muscle at the medial end of the eyebrow. Full definition →

New Latin corrūgātor superciliī
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromcorrūgātor superciliī“wrinkler of the eyebrow”
  2. English todaycorrugator supercilii

Borrowed from New Latin corrūgātor superciliī (“wrinkler of the eyebrow”).

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