pectoral muscle

noun

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

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pecpectoralpectoralismusculus pectoralispecs
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Meanings

nounpectoral muscle (plural pectoral muscles)

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEach of the four large paired muscles covering the front of the rib cage and serve to draw the forelimbs toward the chest.

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pec

More synonyms by meaning

nouneither of two large muscles of the chest

Similar
pectoralpectoralismusculus pectoralispecs
Broader
skeletal musclestriated muscle
Also see
pectoralpectoralis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

German Brustmuskel
  • BrustmuskelMuscle covering front of ribcage
Māori uarei
  • uareiMuscle covering front of ribcage
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APA

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MLA

“pectoral muscle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pectoral%20muscle. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pectoral muscle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pectoral%20muscle.

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