HyperDic: vertebrate_foot

English > 1 sense of the expression vertebrate foot:
NOUNbodyvertebrate foot, pedal extremitythe extremity of the limb in vertebrates
English > vertebrate foot: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningThe extremity of the limb in vertebrates.
Synonympedal extremity
Part oflegA structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion
vertebrate, craniateanimals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
PartsmetatarsusThe skeleton of the human foot between the toes and the tarsus
tarsusThe part of the foot of a vertebrate between the metatarsus and the leg
Narroweranimal foot, footThe pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings
foot, human foot, pesThe part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
BroaderextremityThat part of a limb that is farthest from the torso
Adjectivespedalof or relating to the feet

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