PECTUS

thorax, chest, pectus

(noun) the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Pec"tus, n.; pl. Pectora. Etym: [L., the breast.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The breast of a bird.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

29 March 2025

THOUGHTLESS

(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”


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Coffee Trivia

“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States

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