Muscle Named For Its Shape Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm adjective satellite • triangular or suggesting a capital delta, with a point at the apex
	34%	13		This muscle is named for its triangular shape
	noun • a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm
	32%	15		This muscle is named after its wing-like shape
	noun • muscle descending from the sphenoid bone to the lower jaw

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New York Times15 Dec 2007	Down 7
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