Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the outermost of the three gluteal muscles;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
gluteus \glu*te"us\, glutaeus \glu*t[ae]"us\, n. [NL. See
Gluteal.] (Anat.)
Any of several muscles in the buttocks of man and most
mammals, especially the great muscle of the buttock (the
gluteus maximus); also, the corresponding muscle in many
lower animals.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Note: In man, the gluteus is composed of three distinct
parts, which extend and abduct the thigh, and help
support the body in standing.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
gluteus maximus
n 1: the outermost of the three gluteal muscles