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Biceps

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Noun

1. biceps

any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Biceps

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noun plural -ceps
anatomy
any muscle having two heads or origins, esp the muscle that flexes the forearm
▶ Related adjective: bicipital

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Biceps

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nounWord forms: plural ˈbiˌceps or ˈbicepsˌes
1. 
a muscle having two heads, or points of origin; esp., the large muscle in the front of the upper arm or the corresponding muscle at the back of the thigh
2.  Loosely
strength or muscular development, esp. of the arm

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Biceps

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n.pl. biceps
1. A muscle with two heads or points of origin.
2.
a. The large muscle at the front of the upper arm that flexes the forearm.Also called biceps brachii.
b. The large muscle at the back of the thigh that flexes the knee joint.Also called biceps femoris.

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