Pectus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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