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Word: Gluteus
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek gloutos ‘buttock’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɡluːtɪəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
any of three muscles in each buttock which move the thigh, the largest of which is the gluteus maximus.
Short Definition:any of three muscles in each buttock which move thigh
Variant Forms:
- gluteus muscle
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