gluteus

[gloo-tee-uhs, gloo-tee-]

noun

Anatomy.

plural

glutei 

1. any of several muscles of the buttocks, especially the gluteus maximus.

gluteus

/ ɡlʊˈtiːəs /

noun

1. any one of the three large muscles that form the human buttock and move the thigh, esp the gluteus maximus

Other Word Forms

• gluteal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of gluteus¹

1675–85; < New Latin < Greek glout ( ós ) the rump + Latin -eus adj. suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of gluteus¹

C17: from New Latin, from Greek gloutos buttock, rump

Example Sentences

So if you still have hope, get your soft, wide gluteus maximus off the couch, get informed and go vote.

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The Norwegian striker, whose seven goals are second on the team, is sidelined with a strained gluteus.

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By the time he slashed, Hazel had ducked between his legs and jabbed her Imperial gold blade into his gluteus maximus.

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To get into the meaty gluteus maximus muscles, sit on a ball and roll in all directions.

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The star made headlines earlier this month when he posted that he had torn a muscle in his gluteus maximus during a gardening accident.

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