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Noun: gluteal muscle
  1. Any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh
    - gluteus, gluteus muscle, glute

Derived forms: gluteal muscles

Type of: skeletal muscle, striated muscle

Part of: buttock, cheek

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