GLUTEUS

gluteus, gluteus muscle, gluteal muscle, glute

(noun) any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

gluteus (plural gluteuses or glutei)

(muscle) One of the several muscles of nates, which arises from a pelvis and inserted into a femur.

(slang, informal) Short for gluteus maximus, the large muscles in the human buttocks.

Anagrams

• Telugus

Source: Wiktionary


Glu*te"us, n. Etym: [NL.] (Anat.)

Definition: Same as Glutæus.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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