[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hindquarters \hindquarters\ n.
   1. the fleshy part of the human body at the back of the hip,
      on which a person sits; teh buttocks.

   syn: buttocks, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can,
        fundament, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear,
        rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie,
        tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass.
        wordnet 1.5

   2. the part of a quadruped that corresponds to the human
      buttocks.

   syn: croup, croupe, rump.
        wordnet 1.5

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

hindquarters
     n 1: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he
          deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit
          on your fanny and do nothing?" syn: buttocks, nates,
           arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament,
           hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear
          end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie,
           tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass
     2: the part of a quadruped that corresponds to the human
        buttocks syn: croup, croupe, rump
see also:
buttocks nates arse butt backside bum 
buns can fundament hind end keister 
posterior prat rear rear end rump 
stern seat tail tail end tooshie 
tush bottom behind derriere fanny 
ass croup croupe 

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