hind

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For nearly 20 minutes, the lynx remained absorbed in the behaviour, at times standing on its "hind legs with its gaze fixed on the rodent", he said.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

They move by jumping with long hind legs that sit alongside their bodies, giving them a frog-like appearance.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

"Look at the length of the skull, the length of the neck, and the length of the hind limb -- you're in heron territory."

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

“The IRS is really on its hind heels here.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

He lifted its tail and turned over its soft hind paws in his hands.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell