Usually means: Supports body, used for locomotion.
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  1. hind leg: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (hind leg)

▸ noun:  Either of the two legs towards the rear of a four-legged animal.

Similar:
hindfoot, midleg, underthigh, rearfoot, rear end, rear, instep, loin, posterior, behind, more...

Opposite:
foreleg, front leg, anterior leg

Types:
femur, tibia, fibula, patella, more...

Phrases:
talk the hind leg off a donkey, talked the hind leg off a donkey, talking the hind leg off a donkey, talks the hind leg off a donkey, more...

Adjectives:
gourdy, leggy, hooven, bone, hooved, hoven, hoofed, hoofbound, rampant, curby, legged

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Similar:
hindfoot, midleg, underthigh, rearfoot, rear end, rear, instep, loin, posterior, behind, more...

Opposite:
foreleg, front leg, anterior leg

Types:
femur, tibia, fibula, patella, more...

Phrases:
talk the hind leg off a donkey, talked the hind leg off a donkey, talking the hind leg off a donkey, talks the hind leg off a donkey, more...

Adjectives:
gourdy, leggy, hooven, bone, hooved, hoven, hoofed, hoofbound, rampant, curby, legged



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