gluteus
Meanings
noun
- Any of the several muscles of the nates, each of which arises from the pelvis and inserts into a femur.
- Short for gluteus maximus, either of a pair of large muscles in the human buttocks.
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Etymology
From New Latin glūtæus, from Ancient Greek γλουτός (gloutós, “rump, buttock”).
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