"hind leg" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /haɪnd.lɛɡ/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-hind leg.wav [US] Forms: hind legs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hind leg (plural hind legs)
  1. Either of the two legs towards the rear of a four-legged animal. Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts Synonyms: hind limb, hindleg Derived forms: crooked as a dog's hind leg, stand up on one's hind legs, talk the hind leg off a donkey, talk the hind legs off a donkey Related terms: foreleg, forelimb Translations (either of two legs towards the rear): 後肢 (Chinese Mandarin), 后肢 (hòuzhī) (Chinese Mandarin), takajalka (Finnish), ყალყი (q̇alq̇i) (Georgian), Hinterlauf [masculine] (German), Hinterbein [neuter] (German), afturfótur [masculine] (Icelandic), takajalka (Ingrian), takujalka (Ingrian), cos deiridh [feminine] (Irish), zampa posteriore [feminine] (Italian), 後肢 (kōshi) (alt: こうし) (Japanese), 後足 (alt: あとあし, atoashi, こうきゃく, kōkyaku) (Japanese), 後ろ足 (ushiroashi) (alt: うしろあし) (Japanese), 뒷다리 (dwitdari) (Korean), Achterbeen [German-Low-German, neuter] (Low German), Achterbein [German-Low-German, neuter] (Low German), bakbein [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), bakben [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), bakbein [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), perna traseira [feminine] (Portuguese), за́дняя нога́ (zádnjaja nogá) [feminine] (Russian), за́дняя ла́па (zádnjaja lápa) (english: hind paw) [feminine] (Russian), lurgann (english: horse's) [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), bakben [neuter] (Swedish), lek (Tok Pisin), coes ôl [feminine] (Welsh)

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      "sense": "either of two legs towards the rear",
      "word": "後肢"
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      "sense": "either of two legs towards the rear",
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "either of two legs towards the rear",
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      "code": "izh",
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      "sense": "either of two legs towards the rear",
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "either of two legs towards the rear",
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      "sense": "either of two legs towards the rear",
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      "sense": "either of two legs towards the rear",
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      "sense": "either of two legs towards the rear",
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      "sense": "either of two legs towards the rear",
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      "word": "perna traseira"
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zádnjaja nogá",
      "sense": "either of two legs towards the rear",
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      "sense": "either of two legs towards the rear",
      "word": "lek"
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      "code": "cy",
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