animal foot
- noun
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pata de animal
- I saw an animal foot in the zoo.
Examples
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The veterinarian examined the injured animal foot carefully before treating the wound.
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Some animals have pads on their animal feet to help them walk quietly through the forest.
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Tracks left in the snow revealed the distinct shape of an animal foot.
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The animal foot prints were all over the muddy trail.
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The dog left muddy prints where its animal foot had stepped on the carpet.
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After the hike, we noticed the animal feet of deer in the soft dirt near the trail.
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The zookeeper carefully examined the animal foot to check for any injuries.
Synonyms
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The lower part of the leg below the ankle that supports standing and walking
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The foot of a four-legged animal that has claws or nails
The end part of an animal leg used for standing and for moving, like a human foot, hoof or claw
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the foot of a non-human animal' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'animal' (non-human organism) with 'foot' (part used for standing), forming a straightforward noun-noun description. This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows basic English compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
Animal foot names the lowest part of an animal's leg, which is the foot of an animal and often has pads, claws, or hooves. It is the part the animal uses to 'stand' and 'walk', so the phrase simply means that body part.