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croupe - the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks

rump, croup, hindquarters

bird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

quadruped - an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking

haunch - the loin and leg of a quadruped

body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

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Do you believe it was because I committed the sacrilege of mounting en croupe behind Henry IV.

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