"gluteus maximus" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-gluteus maximus.wav Forms: glutei maximi [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin gluteus maximus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|gluteus maximus}} Latin gluteus maximus, {{wp}} Head templates: {{en-noun|glutei maximi}} gluteus maximus (plural glutei maximi)
  1. (anatomy) The largest of the muscles of each buttock. Categories (topical): Muscles Translations (the largest of the muscles of each buttock): 臀大肌 (túndàjī) (Chinese Mandarin), store ballemuskel (Danish), grote bilspier [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), iso pakaralihas (Finnish), grand fessier [masculine] (French), großer Gesäßmuskel [masculine] (German), 大臀筋 (daidenkin) (alt: だいでんきん) (Japanese), musculus gluteus maximus [masculine] (Latin), ua kōtore (Maori), mięsień pośladkowy wielki [masculine] (Polish), músculo glúteo máximo [masculine] (Portuguese), músculo glúteo mayor [masculine] (Spanish), stora sätesmuskeln [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-gluteus_maximus-en-noun-a-Jap0La Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 93 7 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'the largest of the muscles of each buttock': 93 7
  2. (colloquial, humorous) The buttocks. Tags: colloquial, humorous Categories (topical): Buttocks Translations (colloquial, humorous: the buttocks): säte [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-gluteus_maximus-en-noun-XkqOSKZ3 Disambiguation of Buttocks: 20 80 Disambiguation of 'colloquial, humorous: the buttocks': 14 86

Inflected forms

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