- situated behind or at the rear of; hinder (opposed to anterior).
- coming after in order, as in a series.
- coming after in time; later; subsequent (sometimes followed by to).
- Anatomy, Zoology.
- (in quadrupeds) pertaining to or toward the rear or caudal end of the body.
- (in humans and other primates) pertaining to or toward the back plane of the body, equivalent to the dorsal surface of quadrupeds.
- toward the back and near the main axis, as the upper lip of a flower.
- the hinder parts or rump of the body; buttocks.
- situated at the back of or behind something
- coming after or following another in a series
- coming after in time
- (of animals) of or near the hind end
- (of a flower) situated nearest to the main stem
- dorsal or towards the spine
- the buttocks; rump
- a posterior probability
