haunch

English Thesaurus

1. the loin and leg of a quadruped (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	croup, croupe, hindquarters, rump,
definition	:	the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks (noun.animal)

part meronym	:	quadruped,
definition	:	an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking (noun.animal)

2. the hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings (noun.body)

hypernym	:	body part,
definition	:	any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity (noun.body)

part meronym	:	body, torso, trunk,
definition	:	the body excluding the head and neck and limbs (noun.body)