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A flat muscle of the back of the neck.

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  1. n. A flat muscle of the back of the neck.
  2. n. either of two flat muscles that extend from the upper vertebrae to the base of the skull and serve to rotate or flex or extend the head and neck
  3. n. either of two flat muscles that extend from the upper vertebrae to the base of the skull and serve to rotate or flex or extend the head and neck