"pec" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2022 March 5, Alex Hawgood, “What Is ‘Bigorexia’?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:",
          "text": "The quest for perfect pecs is so strong that psychiatrists now sometimes refer to it as “bigorexia,” a form of muscle dysmorphia exhibited mostly by men and characterized by excessive weight lifting, a preoccupation with not feeling muscular enough and a strict adherence to eating foods that lower weight and build muscle.",
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        "(colloquial, usually in the plural) The pectoralis major muscle."
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          "ref": "2016 August 1, Trevor Lee, “Another pec.”, in Lincsbirders (blog), archived from the original on 2025-01-01:",
          "text": "Greenshank, dunlins, common sand, snipe and blackwits accompanied the pec.",
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          "ref": "2019 November 21, Stan Jarzynski, “Possible Pectoral Sandpiper”, in canberrabirds mailing list:",
          "text": "I went back into my photos, and yes, on 13 Nov, I photographed both Sharpie and the Pec.",
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