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hind2

Syllabification: (hind)

Pronunciation: /hīnd/

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Definition of hind

noun

1a female deer, especially a red deer or sika in and after its third year.

2any of several large edible groupers with spotted markings.

Origin:

Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hinde and German Hinde, from an Indo-European root meaning 'hornless', shared by Greek kemas 'young deer'