hind

noun [C]

/haɪnd/ (plural hinds or hind) mainly UK

Definition

› a female deer, especially a red deer → Compare hartNames for the male and female of animalsDeer and antelope

(Definition of hind noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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