forefoot
7.4
A front foot of an animal with four feet like a dog or horse
- noun
- /ˈfɔrˌfʊt/
- Specialized
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pata delantera
- For larger mammalian species (i.e., those which were not captured on film in their entirety), we used pelage color and patterning, color and length of nails, and morphology of the forefoot to identify the species.
- left forefoot
Examples
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The vet examined the horse's left forefoot for any signs of injury.
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She noticed the dog limping on its right forefoot after the walk in the park.
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Luckily, none of the local prides had a large active lioness with a splayed left forefoot; this looked to be a wandering male who had learned his killing ways somewhere else.
Fiction book (1996) -
At that point, Infanta stomped three times with her left forefoot and shook her head until the white mane flew about as light as milkweed.
Fiction book (1994) -
The zookeeper observed how the bear's forefoot interacted with the enclosure's toys.
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Etymology
Forefoot comes from the parts fore- 'front' and foot 'foot', like in forehead or before. So a forefoot is the front foot of a four-footed animal, which it uses for walking, running, or hunting.