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HOCK-JOINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hock-joint mean? 

HOCK-JOINT (noun)
  The noun HOCK-JOINT has 1 sense:

1. tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankleplay

  Familiarity information: HOCK-JOINT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HOCK-JOINT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

hock; hock-joint

Hypernyms ("hock-joint" is a kind of...):

articulatio; articulation; joint ((anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion))

Holonyms ("hock-joint" is a part of...):

hoofed mammal; ungulate (any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically)

hind leg (the back limb of a quadruped)


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