名詞 croup:

1. a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing
   同義詞：spasmodic laryngitis
2. the part of a quadruped that corresponds to the human buttocks
   同義詞：hindquarters, croupe, rump

croup

n.（名詞）
A pathological condition of the larynx, especially in infants and children, that is characterized by respiratory difficulty and a hoarse, brassy cough.
哮喘：尤指發(fā)生于嬰兒或兒童身上的一種喉病，其特征是呼吸困難和伴有嘶啞的金屬音的咳嗽

來源：
From dialectal croup [to croak]
源自方言 croup [呱呱叫]

【引伸】
croup.ous

croup
croup 2

n.（名詞）
The rump of a beast of burden, especially a horse.
馬臀：馱獸，尤指馬的臀部

來源：
Middle English croupe
中古英語 croupe
from Old French
源自 古法語
[of Germanic origin]
[源于日耳曼語]