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gluteus maximus

noun

  1. largest of the gluteal muscles
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin gluteus maximus.

  1. The largest of the muscles of each buttock.

    “To power our forward motion, we have a distinctly gigantic muscle in our buttocks, the gluteus maximus.”

  2. The buttocks.

    “Look at the gluteus maximus on that woman!”