"biceps" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /bi.sɛps/
Etymology: From Latin biceps (“double-headed”). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|la|biceps||double-headed}} Latin biceps (“double-headed”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} biceps m (invariable)
  1. (anatomy) biceps (any two-headed muscle) Tags: invariable, masculine
    Sense id: en-biceps-fr-noun-N6kiAJ0U Categories (other): Anatomy, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header, Muscles Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 1 13 12 2 2 13 1 15 12 2 2 13 1 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Muscles: 85 15 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. the biceps brachii Tags: invariable, masculine
    Sense id: en-biceps-fr-noun-0Dsra9uK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: avoir du biceps, biceps brachial, biceps crural, biceps fémoral
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