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Definition of Hind limb
1. Noun. A posterior appendage such as a leg or the homologous structure in other animals.
Definition of Hind limb
1. Noun. A posterior limb on an animal. When referring to quadrupeds, the term ''hind leg'' is often instead used. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hind Limb
Literary usage of Hind limb
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Arboreal Man by Frederic Wood Jones (1916)
"CHAPTER IX THE SKELETON OP THE HIND-LIMB WE have seen that the human arm and hand
... Compared with the fore-limb, the hind-limb is apt to be ranked as ..."
2. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1883)
"By WH CALDWELL, BA (3) On the development of the Pelvic Girdle and Skeleton of
the hind limb in the Chick. By ALICE JOHNSON, Newnham College. ..."
3. A Text-book of physiology by Michael Foster (1891)
"202, C) leads to movement« of the hind-limb, whereas stimulation of the lateral part
... (4) C. The »rca for th« hind-limb. Running transversely toward and ..."
4. The Development of the Chick: An Introduction to Embryology by Frank Rattray Lillie (1908)
"The Skeleton of the Hind-limb. The skeleton of the hind- limb and pelvic girdle
develops from a continuous mass nf mesen- chyme situated at the base of the ..."
5. A Text-book of Zoology by Thomas Jeffery Parker, William Aitcheson Haswell (1921)
"... proximal end a concave surface for the ti.ts - /.A./, i -ts.mtls f>ht Kio.
1048. — Columba livia. Bones of the left hind-limb. cn.pr. ..."
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