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hindquarters

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hind·quar·ter  (hndkwôrtr)
n.
1. The posterior portion of a side of beef, lamb, veal, or mutton, including a hind leg and one or two ribs.
2. hindquarters The posterior part of a quadruped, adjacent to the hind legs.

hindquarters
Noun, pl
the rear of a four-legged animal
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hindquartershindquarters - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
2.hindquartershindquarters - the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
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
Translations
hindquarters [ˈhaɪndkwɔːtəz] npl (ZOOL) → cuartos mpl traseros

hindquarters [ˈhaɪndˈkwɔːtəz] npl (Zool) → arrière-train m

hindquarters [ˈhaɪndˈkwɔːtəz] nplHinterteil nt

hindquarters [ˈhaɪndkwɔːtəz] npl (ZOOL) → posteriore m

hindquarters
n pl hindquarters [ˈhaindkwoːtəz]
(of an animal) the back legs and the part of the body above them I think our dog has injured its hindquarters – it is limping. agterkwart, agterdeel عُصْعُص задни части zadek bagdel das Hinterteil οπίσθια, νώτα, τα πίσω πόδια (πληθ.) cuarto trasero tagakeha دو پای عقب و کپل حیوان takapää arrière-train אֲחוֹרַיִים पशु की पिछली टांगों व पुट्ठे का मांस stražnji dio (but i noge) hátsó fertály (állaté) bagian belakang afturpartur quarti posteriori 尻と後ろ足 (짐승의) 후반신 užpakalinė kūno dalis gurnu daļa; pakaļa bahagian punggung dan kaki belakang achterste bakpart/-parti zad traseiro picioarele din spate зад zadná časť, zadok zadnji del telesa zadnje noge länder, bakdel ส่วนหลังของสัตว์ 4 เท้า but (動物)後腿及臀部 нижня частина тіла پچھلے پیر اور ان کے اوپر کا حصہ thân sau ,退


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Karay finished scratching his hindquarters and, cocking his ears, got up with quivering tail from which tufts of matted hair hung down.
Scarce had he settled himself to a comfortable position, his lithe, muscular legs drawn well up beneath him as the panther draws his hindquarters in preparation for the spring, than Bara, the deer, came daintily down to drink.
But the people, so often as it joined them, saw on their hindquarters the old feudal coats of arms, and deserted with loud and irreverent laughter.
 
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