pectus

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noun

The breast, especially of a bird.

Similar
thoraxchest
OriginLatin pectus ← Proto-Italic *pektos →
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Meanings

nounpectus (plural pectora)

plural pectora

  1. anatomyThe breast, especially of a bird.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

Similar
thoraxchest
Broader
body part
Also see
chestthorax

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*pektos
  2. Latinpectus
  3. Englishpectus

Borrowed from Latin pectus.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

cupset
Cite this entry
APA

pectus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pectus

MLA

“pectus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pectus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pectus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pectus.

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