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Scruff

Scurf.

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Backside 76% connected

The hinder part, posteriors, or rump of a person or animal.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Rear 76% connected

Early; soon.

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Cervix 70% connected

The neck; also, the necklike portion of any part, as of the womb. See Illust. of Bird.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Neck 70% connected

The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many other animals, is more slender than the trunk.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Nape 92% connected

The back part of the neck.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Nucha 92% connected

The back or upper part of the neck; the nape.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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