latissimus dorsi

1. 1.

   a broad flat muscle on either side of the back

   Synonymslat

   Broaderskeletal muscle

   Part ofback

Questions about latissimus dorsi

What does latissimus dorsi mean?

latissimus dorsi means "a broad flat muscle on either side of the back".

What is another word for latissimus dorsi?

Close synonyms include lat. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is latissimus dorsi a common word?

latissimus dorsi is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.