hind limb

1. 1.

   a posterior appendage such as a leg or the homologous structure in other animals

   Synonymshindlimb

   Broaderlimb

   Narrowerhind leg

Questions about hind limb

What does hind limb mean?

hind limb means "a posterior appendage such as a leg or the homologous structure in other animals".

What is another word for hind limb?

Close synonyms include hindlimb. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hind limb a common word?

hind limb is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.