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buccinator

Noun CEFR B2
ˈbʌk.sɪn.eɪ.tə

Definitions

A thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek.

Equivalents

Españolbuccinador

Examples

“Until now there has been no definitive anatomical study⟳ describing the area where the parotid duct enters the buccinator muscle.”
“What a language it is, with all the organs of speech in loud concert - tongue, teeth, and tonsils, lips and larynx, buccinator and schnozzola!”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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