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Definition of masticatory muscle in English:
masticatory muscle
noun
Any of the group of muscles which produce the movements of the lower jaw involved in chewing, comprising the masseters, temporals, and pterygoids.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in William Salmon (1644–1713), medical empiric and author.
