limb vs hindlimb

hindlimb vs limb

limb and hindlimb both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
limb	Yes	No	No	No
hindlimb	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hindlimb is a hyponym of limb; that is, hindlimb is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than limb:

limb: one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm, leg, wing, flipper
hindlimb: a posterior appendage such as a leg or the homologous structure in other animals

Other hyponyms of limb include hind limb, forelimb, flipper, leg, crus, leg, thigh, arm, cubitus, forearm.

limb (noun)	hindlimb (noun)
any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm	a posterior appendage such as a leg or the homologous structure in other animals
the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles
either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm, leg, wing, flipper
(astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree

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