pectus

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pectus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  pectus \pec"tus\ (p[e^]k"t[u^]s), n.; pl. Pectora. [L., the
     breast.] (Zool.)
     The breast of a bird.
     [1913 Webster]

pectus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  pectus
      n 1: the part of the human torso between the neck and the
           diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
           [syn: thorax, chest, pectus]