trapezius

English

Unknown but surely related to the family of Ancient Greek τράπεζα (trápeza).

trapezius (plural trapezii or trapeziuses)

(anatomy) A large vertebrate skeletal muscle divided into an ascending, descending, and transverse portion, attaching the neck and central spine to the outer extremity of the scapula; it functions in scapular elevation, adduction, and depression.
The trapezius muscle resembles a trapezium (trapezoid in American English), or diamond-shaped quadrilateral. The word "spinotrapezius" refers to the human trapezius, although it is not commonly used in modern texts. In other mammals, it refers to a portion of the analogous muscle.

large vertebrate skeletal muscle

Arabic: شِبْه اَلْمُنْحَرِفَة‎‎ f (šibh al-munḥarifa)
Egyptian Arabic: ترابيس‎‎ f pl (tarabiis)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 斜方肌 (zh) (xiéfāngjī)

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