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Noun: cowl muscle
  1. Either of two flat triangular muscles of the shoulder and upper back that are involved in moving the shoulders and arms
    "The cowl muscles, also known as trapezius muscles, are visible when shrugging the shoulders";
    - trapezius, trapezius muscle, musculus trapezius

Derived forms: cowl muscles

Type of: skeletal muscle, striated muscle