Meaning | The extremity of the limb in vertebrates. |
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Synonym | vertebrate foot |
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Part of | leg | A structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion |
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vertebrate, craniate | animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium |
Parts | metatarsus | The skeleton of the human foot between the toes and the tarsus |
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tarsus | The part of the foot of a vertebrate between the metatarsus and the leg |
Narrower | animal foot, foot | The pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings |
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foot, human foot, pes | The part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint |
Broader | extremity | That part of a limb that is farthest from the torso |
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