croup
1. a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing • Syn: spasmodic laryngitis • Derivationally related forms: croupy • Hypernyms: angina 2. the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks • Syn: hindquarters, croupe, rump • Hypernyms: body part • Hyponyms: haunch • Part Holonyms: bird, quadruped
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