gracilis

[ gras-uh-lis ]

/ ˈgræs ə lɪs /

a muscle in the inner side of the thigh, the action of which assists in drawing the legs inward and in bending the knee.

Origin of gracilis

1605–15; < New Latin; Latin: gracile

Judging from the nature of the terrain, the range of gracilis does not extend eastward much beyond the Raft River Mountains.

The Pocket Gophers (Genus Thomomys) of Utah, Vol. 1 No. 1 |Stephen D. Durrant
The gracilis is one of the most beautiful of all the deutzias.

The Amateur Garden |George W. Cable
Antennæ capite transverso breviores; articuli breves, transversi; arista longa, gracilis, filiformis.

Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 |Various
Inermis Elegans and Gracilis are the only other varieties of the group that need be mentioned here.

The Book of Roses |Francis Parkman

Antennæ breves; articulus tertius rotundus; arista apicalis, gracilis, setiformis.

Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 |Various