BUCCINATOR MUSCLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does buccinator muscle mean? 

• BUCCINATOR MUSCLE (noun)
  The noun BUCCINATOR MUSCLE has 1 sense:

1. a muscle that flattens the cheek and retracts the angle of the mouth

  Familiarity information: BUCCINATOR MUSCLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BUCCINATOR MUSCLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A muscle that flattens the cheek and retracts the angle of the mouth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

buccinator muscle; cheek muscle; musculus buccinator

Hypernyms ("buccinator muscle" is a kind of...):

facial muscle (any of the skeletal muscles of the face)

Holonyms ("buccinator muscle" is a part of...):

cheek (either side of the face below the eyes)