Usually means: Muscles that facilitate chewing food.
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Definitions from Wikipedia (Muscles of mastication)

noun:  The four classical muscles of mastication elevate the mandible (closing the jaw) and move it forward/backward and laterally, facilitating biting and chewing.


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