Word: hinde
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...pacer is differentiated from another standard-bred racer, the trotter, by the distinctive pacing gait: front and hind legs on each side stride together...
...forest was too far off for a dash to safety. So, in an inspired gesture, Ramapithecus reached for a rock with both forefeet, reared back on his hind legs and heaved the stone at the predator. Startled to see this usually four-footed prey erect, the tiger cautiously retreated. But the ape-man's triumph was costly. Unaccustomed to the abrupt, upright position, he was left doubled over in agony with a piercing pain in his lower back...
...there is little doubt that, when man's ancestors first learned to stand on hind legs, they exposed themselves to aches in the back that have been plaguing their descendants ever since. Today Ramapithecus' spinal distress is experienced millions of times a day around the world. Indeed, after headaches, pain in the back-usually the lower -is man's most common and intractable physical complaint. It is also the object of intensive investigation by doctors into new ways of curing this most ancient of ailments...
...creature could be less deserving of such abuse. The manatee is a peaceful herbivore, retaining from its prehistoric days on land the vestigial bones of hind legs and three nails, once claws, at the end of each flipper. It leads a blissful existence chomping underwater weeds and drowsing on sandy bottoms, with reluctant trips up for air about every 4 min. Young manatees love to play with each other or people, embracing with their flippers and kissing full on the muzzle. A mother will usually bear just one calf every three to five years, not enough to offset the current...
...Next year the maximum bill will swell to $1,975.05, as part of a $16 billion increase in payroll taxes. A family of four earning $25,000 will need a raise of $3,325 this year to keep up with current inflation. But they will still remain be hind because that pay in crease would add $1,271 to their federal tax bill...