protruder

noun

protruder

noun

Etymology From protrude + -er.

1

That which protrudes.

  • The Muscles of the Tongue are: the Genio-hyoglossus, which is the protruder; — the Hyoglossus, which is the depressor or retractor, or muscle which draws the tongue in; […]1895, Edmond Souchon, Resume of Lectures on Anatomy, page 10:

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