Gracilis

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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A muscle of the thigh arising from the descending ramus of the pubis, running along the inner border of the thigh, and inserted in the upper part of the shaft of the tibia, assisting to adduct the thigh and flex the leg: so called from its slenderness in man. It is one of the adductor group.
  • Word Usage
    "Ice fishing in front of Kotzebue, for instance, supplies people with traditional autumn food (saffron cod (Eleginus gracilis) and smelt (Osmerus mordax)), and is an important social activity that binds the community and gives the elderly and young people one of their few chances during the year to harvest traditional foods."
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    foreshank    minu    decumo    memini    extra-ocular    buskin    ciliary    dilator    trapezius    puborectalis