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gluteus maximus

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The largest of the muscles of each buttock.
  2. The buttocks.
    colloquial, humorous

Equivalents

6 more languages
Ελληνικάγλουτός
日本語大臀筋
한국어대둔근
Nederlandsgrote bilspier
Portuguêsmúsculo glúteo máximo
Svenskasate

Examples

“To power our forward⟳ motion, we have⟳ a distinctly gigantic muscle in our buttocks, the gluteus maximus.”
“Look⟳ at the gluteus maximus on that woman!”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

gluteus medius gluteus minimus Gluth gluthatione glutin glutinane

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