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hind 1  (hnd) also hind·er (hndr)
adj.
Located at or forming the back or rear; posterior: an animal's hind legs; the hinder part of a steer.

[Middle English hinde, short for bihinde, behind, from Old English bihindan; see ko- in Indo-European roots.]

hind 2  (hnd)
n.
1. A female red deer.
2. Any of several fishes of the genus Epinephelus of Atlantic waters, related to and resembling the groupers.

[Middle English, from Old English.]

hind 1
Adjective
[hinder, hindmost] situated at the back: a hind leg [Old English hindan at the back]

hind 2
Noun
pl hinds or hind the female of the deer, esp. the red deer [Old English]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hind - any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
grouper - usually solitary bottom sea basses of warm seas
Epinephelus, genus Epinephelus - genus of groupers or sea bass
Epinephelus adscensionis, rock hind - found around rocky coasts or on reefs
2.hind - a female deer, especially an adult female red deer
Cervus elaphus, red deer, wapiti, American elk, elk - common deer of temperate Europe and Asia
Adj.1.hind - located at or near the back of an animal; "back (or hind) legs"; "the hinder part of a carcass"
posterior - located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure

hind
adjective back, rear, hinder, posterior, caudal Anatomy
Translations

hind [haɪnd] adjposterior
ncierva
hind [haɪnd] adjde derrière
nbiche f
hind [haɪnd] adj (legs) → Hinter-
n (female deer) → Hirschkuh f
hind [haɪnd] adjposteriore
ncerva

hind1
n hind [haind]
a female deer, especially of the red deer. hinde, ooi أيْلَه، أنثى الأيِّل сърна laň hind die Hirschkuh ελαφίνα cierva emahirv گوزن ماده naarashirvi biche אַיָלָה हिरनी košuta szarvastehén rusa betina hind cerva 雌じか 암사슴 elnė briežu māte rusa betina hinde hind łania corça căprioară самка оленя laň košuta košuta hind กวางตัวเมีย dişi geyik 紅色雌鹿 лань مادہ ہرن hươu cái 雌鹿


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