English noun: croup | |||
1. | croup (state) a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing | ||
Synonyms | spasmodic laryngitis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | angina | ||
2. | croup (animal) the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks | ||
Synonyms | croupe, hindquarters, rump | ||
Broader (hypernym) | body part | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | haunch | ||
Part meronym | bird, quadruped | ||