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hindquarter
Liberia

hind·quar·ter

hindquarter

 
pronunciation:
haInd kwor tr
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: one half of the rear part of a butchered animal, including one leg and parts of the hip and back.
definition 2: (pl.) the posterior portion of a four-legged animal.
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The word hindquarter contains the following part:
quadr, quart Latin root that means four, fourth