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gluteus

glu·te·us [ gltee əss ] (plural glu·te·i [ gltee  ])


noun 
Definition:
 
buttock muscle: a large muscle in the buttocks in a group of three that move the thigh in humans, especially the gluteus maximus

[Late 17th century. Via Modern Latin< Greek gloutos "buttock"]

glu·te·al adjective
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