hind leg

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hind leg

/haɪnd.lɛɡ/ UK, US

noun hind legs · hindleg

Either of the two legs towards the rear of a multilegged animal. Coordinate term: foreleg
Similar: hind limb

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noun either of two legs towards the rear

한국어	뒷다리 dwitdari, 뒷발 dwitbal
日本語	後肢 kōshi, 後足, 後ろ足 ushiroashi
中文	後肢 /后肢 hòuzhī
Português	perna traseira
Deutsch	Hinterlauf, Hinterbein
Italiano	zampa posteriore
Русский	за́дняя нога́ zádnjaja nogá, за́дняя ла́па zádnjaja lápa

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@misc{hind_leg_2026,
  title = {hind leg},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hind%20leg},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}