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gluteus maximus

gluteus maximus noun: the largest of the muscles of each buttock.

Noun

gluteus maximus (plural glutei maximi)

  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.2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 205
  2. (colloquial, humorous) The buttocks.
    • Look at the gluteus maximus on that woman!

gluteus maximus meaning in Tamil

gluteus maximus in Tamil

புட்டப் பெருந்தசை

Forms of gluteus maximus

pluralglutei maximi

Origin of gluteus maximus

Borrowed from Latin gluteus maximus.

Questions about gluteus maximus

What does gluteus maximus mean?
Gluteus maximus means the largest of the muscles of each buttock.
What is gluteus maximus in Tamil?
Gluteus maximus in Tamil is புட்டப் பெருந்தசை. See Gluteus maximus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gluteus maximus?
Gluteus maximus is a noun.
What is the plural of gluteus maximus?
The plural of gluteus maximus is glutei maximi.

Words near gluteus maximus in the dictionary

  1. gluterimide
  2. glutes
  3. glutethimide
  4. glutethimides
  5. gluteus
  6. gluteus maximus
  7. gluteus medius
  8. gluteus minimus
  9. gluteuses
  10. Gluth
  11. gluthatione

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