croup croup /ˈkruːp/

noun

1. The part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks  ( croup , croupe , hindquarters , rump )
   the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
    The cow swatted flies away from its rump with a flick of its tail.
   The cow swatted flies away from its rump with a flick of its tail.
   
   
2. A disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing  ( croup , spasmodic laryngitis )
   a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing