serratus

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noun

Any of several muscles of the vertebral or costal region that produce a serrated border.

Similar
serratus muscles
OriginLatin serratus →
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Meanings

nounserratus (plural serrati)

plural serrati

  1. anatomyAny of several muscles of the vertebral or costal region that produce a serrated border.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of several muscles of the trunk

Similar
serratus muscles
Broader
skeletal musclestriated muscle

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinserratus
  2. Englishserratus

Borrowed from Latin serratus.

More words from Latin

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Translations

Arabic عَضَلَة مِنْشَارِيَّة, عَضَلَة مُسَنَّنَة
  • عَضَلَة مِنْشَارِيَّةmuscle
  • عَضَلَة مُسَنَّنَةmuscle
  • عَضَلَة سَمَك الْقِرْشmuscle
Finnish sahalihas
  • sahalihasmuscle
German Sägemuskel
  • Sägemuskelmuscle
Russian зубча́тая мы́шца
  • зубча́тая мы́шца (zubčátaja mýšca)muscle
Spanish (músculo) serrato
  • (músculo) serratomuscle
Ukrainian зубча́стий м'яз
  • зубча́стий м'яз (zubčástyj mʺjaz)muscle

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

serratus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serratus

MLA

“serratus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serratus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “serratus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serratus.

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