BUCCINATOR


Meaning of BUCCINATOR in English

ˈbəksəˌnād.ə(r) noun

( -s )

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin bucinator, buccinator trumpeter, from bucinatus, buccinatus (past participle of bucinare, buccinare to sound the trumpet, from bucina, buccina trumpet) + -or

: a thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek and serving to compress the cheek against the teeth and to retract the angle of the mouth

• buc·ci·na·to·ry -_nəˌtōrē, -ˌnād.ərē adjective

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