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The female of the red deer, of which the male is the stag.

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  1. n. The female of the red deer, of which the male is the stag.
  2. n. A spotted food fish of the genus Epinephelus, as E. apua of Bermuda, and E. Drummond-hayi of Florida; -- called also coney, John Paw, spotted hind.
  3. n. A domestic; a servant.
  4. n. A peasant; a rustic; a farm servant.
  5. a. In the rear; -- opposed to front; of or pertaining to the part or end which follows or is behind, in opposition to the part which leads or is before; as, the hind legs or hind feet of a quadruped; the hind man in a procession.
  6. adj. located at or near the back of an animal
  7. n. any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
  8. n. a female deer, especially an adult female red deer
  9. 1. (Zoöl.) The female of the red deer, of which the male is the stag. 2. (Zoöl.) A spotted food fish of the genus Epinephelus, as E. apua of Bermuda, and E. Drummond-hayi of Florida; -- called also coney, John Paw, spotted hind. 1. A domestic; a servant. [Obs.] Shak. 2. A peasant; a rustic; a farm servant. [Eng.] The hind, that homeward driving the slow steer Tells how man's daily work goes forward here. Trench. In the rear; -- opposed to front; of or pertaining to the part or end which follows or is behind, in opposition to the part which leads or is before; as, the hind legs or hind feet of a quadruped; the hind man in a procession.
  10. j:94/n:6 n. any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers n. a female deer, especially an adult female red deer