hindhead
English
Etymology
hind + head
Noun
hindhead (plural hindheads)
- (zoology) The rear part of the head.
- 1849, Andrew Smith, Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa
- Top of the head pale yellowish brown, variously variegated,—across the hindhead there extends a narrow reddish brown line, and another of the same tint is observed between the eyes […]
- 1849, Andrew Smith, Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa