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LATISSIMUS DORSI
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A broad flat muscle on either side of the back
Synonyms:
lat; latissimus dorsi
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("latissimus dorsi" is a kind of...):
skeletal muscle; striated muscle (a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes)
Holonyms ("latissimus dorsi" is a part of...):
back; dorsum (the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine)