buccinator

[ buhk-suh-ney-ter ]

noun

, Anatomy.

1. a thin, flat muscle lining the cheek, the action of which contracts and compresses the cheek.

buccinator

/ ˈbʌksɪˌneɪtə /

noun

1. a thin muscle that compresses the cheeks and holds them against the teeth during chewing, etc

Other Words From

• buc·ci·na·to·ry [buhk, -s, uh, -n, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, buhk-s, uh, -, ney, -t, uh, -ree], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of buccinator¹

1665–75; < New Latin; Latin buccinātor, būcinātor trumpeter, equivalent to būcinā ( re ) to signal on a trumpet (verbal derivative of būcina curved trumpet or horn) + -tor -tor

Word History and Origins

Origin of buccinator¹

C17: from Latin, from buccināre to sound the trumpet, from buccina trumpet

Example Sentences

It was a swan, and one of the very largest kind—a “trumpeter” (Cygnus buccinator).

From Project Gutenberg

The second of the common is the Buccinator or Trumpeter, which is swell'd when one sounds a Trumpet.

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To this part of the buccinator some authors give the name of molar muscle.

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In the ox, it is more intimately united with the buccinator.

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(mosaics), where the buccinator is accompanied on the hydraulus.

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