gluteus maximus

gluteus maximus
/mak"seuh meuhs/, pl. glutei maximi /mak"seuh muy'/.
1. the broad, thick, outermost muscle of the buttocks, involved in the rotation and extension of the thigh.
2. Facetious. the buttocks.
[1900-05; < NL: largest gluteus]

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