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Noun: hind  hInd
  1. A female deer, especially an adult female red deer
    "The hind led her fawn to the water's edge"
     
  2. Any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
    "The diver photographed a red hind among the coral reefs"
Adjective: hind  hInd
  1. Located at or near the back of an animal
    "hind legs";
    - back, hinder

Derived forms: hinds

See also: posterior

Type of: American elk, Cervus elaphus, elk [N. Amer], groper [Austral, NZ], grouper, red deer, wapiti

Part of: Epinephelus, genus Epinephelus

Encyclopedia: Hind, James