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Meaning of buccinator | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈbʌk.sɪn.eɪ.tə

Definitions

A thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek.

Equivalents

Español buccinador

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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See also

buccinid buccinoid bucconid buccopharynx Buccos buccoversion

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