hind leg

English

hind leg (plural hind legs)

Either of the two legs towards the rear of a four-legged animal.
- 1921 June, Margery Williams, “The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real”, in Harper’s Bazar, volume LVI, number 6 (2504 overall), New York, N.Y.: International Magazine Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
  "Can you hop on your hind legs?" asked the furry rabbit.
  That was a dreadful question, for the Velveteen Rabbit had no hind legs at all! The back of him was made all in one piece, like a pincushion. He sat still in the bracken, and hoped that the other rabbits wouldn't notice.

either of two legs towards the rear

Chinese:
Mandarin: 後肢／后肢 (zh) (hòuzhī)
Finnish: takajalka
French: ^{(please verify)} patte de derrière f , ^{(please verify)} patte arrière f , ^{(please verify)} patte postérieure f
Georgian: ყალყი (q̇alq̇i)
German: Hinterlauf m, Hinterbein (de) n
Icelandic: afturfótur (is) m
Ingrian: takajalka, takujalka
Irish: cos deiridh f
Italian: zampa posteriore f
Japanese: 後肢 (ja) (こうし, kōshi), 後足 (ja) (あとあし, atoashi, こうきゃく, kōkyaku), 後ろ足 (ja) (うしろあし, ushiroashi)
Korean: 뒷다리 (dwitdari)
Low German:
German Low German: Achterbeen (nds) n, Achterbein n
Norwegian:
Bokmål: bakbein n, bakben n

Nynorsk: bakbein n
Portuguese: perna traseira f
Russian: за́дняя нога́ f (zádnjaja nogá), за́дняя ла́па f (zádnjaja lápa) (hind paw)
Scottish Gaelic: (horse's) lurgann f
Swedish: bakben (sv) n
Tok Pisin: lek (tpi)
Welsh: coes ôl (cy) f

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