Definition of Hindlegs. Meaning of Hindlegs. Synonyms of Hindlegs

- terrestrial tetrapod vertebrate's torso. With reference to quadrupeds, the term hindleg or back leg is often used instead. In bipedal animals with an upright posture...
- at the museum at Norra Berget in Sundsvall. It has the forequarters and hindlegs of a European hare (Lepus europaeus), and the back, wings and tail of a...
- the knee. In many four-legged animals the femur is the upper bone of the hindleg. The top of the femur fits into a socket in the pelvis called the hip joint...
- gliding membranes, known as patagia, which extend from its forelegs to its hindlegs. Gliding serves as an efficient means of reaching food and evading predators...
- Vestigial hindlegs (spurs) in a boa constrictor...
- first gets on its front knees and positions its backside on top of its hindlegs. It then pulls the backside upwards, and the front legs stand straight...
- The backswimmer Notonecta glauca underwater, showing its paddle-like hindleg adaptation...
- separated from other "hoppers" by the prominent spur on the tibia of the hindleg. All species are phytophagous, many occurring on various gr****es. Some...
- back, and in the very worst cases may wince with pain when moving its hindlegs. Medical treatment can vary from the administration of painkillers to surgical...
- shorter on the muzzle and ears as well as the fronts of the forelegs and the hindlegs. A ruff of longer fur is around the dog's neck. It has a pointed muzzle...