vertebrate foot

Definitions of vertebrate foot

1. noun

   the extremity of the limb in vertebrates
   synonyms: pedal extremity

   types:

   animal foot, foot

   the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings

   foot, human foot, pes

   the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

   fossorial foot

   foot adapted for digging as in moles

   hoof

   the foot of an ungulate mammal

   bird's foot

   the foot of a bird

   webfoot

   a foot having the toes connected by folds of skin

   trotter

   foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food

   forefoot

   a front foot of a quadruped

   hindfoot

   a rear foot of a quadruped

   paw

   a clawed foot of an animal, especially a quadruped

   flatfoot, pes planus, splayfoot

   a foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out

   type of:

   extremity

   that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso