GLUTEUS MAXIMUS


Meaning of GLUTEUS MAXIMUS in English

/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; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .