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HINDQUARTERS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
Synonyms:
croup; croupe; hindquarters; rump
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hindquarters" is a kind of...):
body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hindquarters"):
haunch (the loin and leg of a quadruped)
Holonyms ("hindquarters" is a part of...):
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Example:
are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
Synonyms:
arse; ass; backside; behind; bottom; bum; buns; butt; buttocks; can; derriere; fanny; fundament; hind end; hindquarters; keister; nates; posterior; prat; rear; rear end; rump; seat; stern; tail; tail end; tooshie; tush
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hindquarters" is a kind of...):
body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)
Holonyms ("hindquarters" is a part of...):
body; torso; trunk (the body excluding the head and neck and limbs)
