gluteus muscle vs gluteal muscle

gluteus muscle and gluteal muscle both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gluteus muscle	Yes	No	No	No
gluteal muscle	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gluteus muscle and gluteal muscle are synonyms defined as:

gluteus muscle and gluteal muscle: any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh

Other synonyms of gluteus muscle include glute, gluteus.

gluteus muscle (noun)	gluteal muscle (noun)
any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh	any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh