plural hinds also hind
1
chiefly British
: the female of the red deer compare hart
2
: any of various spotted groupers (especially genus Epinephelus)
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Examples of hind in a Sentence
Adjective
the frog's long hind legs
the hawk's reddish hind feathers
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Tim Padgett, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
Many of these creatures also walked on all fours, but some could have stood on their hind legs for short periods of time to capture prey, such as Prestosuchus, or were mostly bipedal.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
But a few days later it was discovered that the medication was given to the colt in ointment for a rash on his hind quarters.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
After passing through their hind gut, their excrement exits their body past their rectal pads—which compress the frass, AKA poop, into hexagonal prisms!
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 3 July 2024
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Noun
This week, Maduro desecrated that people’s lore like a dog hiking his hind leg over a Caracas fire hydrant.
—Tim Padgett, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
Many of these creatures also walked on all fours, but some could have stood on their hind legs for short periods of time to capture prey, such as Prestosuchus, or were mostly bipedal.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
But a few days later it was discovered that the medication was given to the colt in ointment for a rash on his hind quarters.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
After passing through their hind gut, their excrement exits their body past their rectal pads—which compress the frass, AKA poop, into hexagonal prisms!
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 3 July 2024
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“Hind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hind. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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