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latissimus dorsi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
latis-simus -dor-si
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large, flat, dorsolateral muscle on the trunk, posterior to the arm, and partly covered by the trapezius on its median dorsal region.

Etymology

From Latin lātissimus (“widest, broadest”) (superlative of lātus (“wide, broad”)) + dorsī (genitive of dorsum (“the back”)).

Inflected Forms

latissimi dorsi (plural)

Synonyms

latissimus lat. dorsi lats lat

Questions

What does latissimus dorsi mean?
A large, flat, dorsolateral muscle on the trunk, posterior to the arm, and partly covered by the trapezius on its median dorsal region.
Where does latissimus dorsi come from?
From Latin lātissimus (“widest, broadest”) (superlative of lātus (“wide, broad”)) + dorsī (genitive of dorsum (“the back”)).

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