musculature


mus·cu·la·ture

noun
\ˈməs-kyə-lə-ˌchr, -chər, -ˌtyr, -ˌtr\

Definition of MUSCULATURE

: the muscles of all or a part of the animal body

Examples of MUSCULATURE

  1. an athlete with well-developed musculature

Origin of MUSCULATURE

French, from Latin musculus
First Known Use: 1875

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