Noun
/ˈbəksəˌnātər/,
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buccinators, plural;
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A flat, thin muscle in the wall of the cheek
Web Definitions:
- The buccinator is a thin quadrilateral muscle, occupying the interval between the maxilla and the mandible at the side of the face.
- a thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek
- Latin = trumpeter - hence the muscle which blows air out from the cheek under pressure.