hind·quar·ter

(hīnd′kwôr′tər)

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.

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Noun	1.	hindquarters - 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?" arse, ass, behind, buns, buttocks, hind end, keister, nates, posterior, prat, derriere, fanny, rear end, tooshie, tush, seat, fundament, backside, bottom, rump, stern, tail end, tail, rear, bum, can, butt 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.	hindquarters - the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks croupe, rump, croup 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

عُصْعُص

zadek

bagdel

Hinterteil

arrière-train derrière

hátsó fertály

afturpartur

užpakalinė kūno dalis

gurnu daļa

bakparti

but

两条后腿及臀部

hindquarters

[ˈhaɪndˌkwɔːtəz] NPL → cuartos mpl traseros

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hindquarters

[ˈhaɪndkwɔː^rtə^rz] npl [animal] → arrière-train m

hindquarters

[ˈhaɪndˌkwɔːtəz] npl (Zool) → posteriore msg

hindquarters

(ˈhaindkwoːtəz) noun plural

(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.