Quadruped
91hind limb — n a posterior limb esp. of a quadruped * * * the back leg (pelvic limb) of a quadruped. Cf. forelimb …
92hock — häk n the joint or region of the joint that unites the tarsal bones in the hind limb of a digitigrade quadruped (as the horse) and that corresponds to the human ankle but is elevated and bends backward * * * (hok) the tarsal joint or region of… …
93foot — [OE] Foot traces its ancestry back to Indo European *pōd , *ped , which provided the word for ‘foot’ in most modern Indo European languages (the exceptions are the Slavic languages, whose ‘foot’ – words, such as Russian noga and Czech noha, come… …
94trapeze — [19] Trapeze and quadruped are ultimately the same word: both mean etymologically ‘four feet’. Trapeze comes via French trapèze and late Latin trapezium (source of English trapezium [16]) from Greek trapézion ‘small table’. This was a diminutive… …
95loins — n. part of the body below the ribs and above the hipbones (in humans or quadruped animals) lɔɪn n. part of the body below the ribs and above the hipbones (in humans or quadruped animals); cut of meat from the loin area …
96trot — I [[t]trɒt[/t]] v. trot•ted, trot•ting, n. 1) (of a horse or other quadruped) to go at a gait between a walk and a run, in which the legs move in diagonal pairs, but not quite simultaneously 2) to go at a quick, steady pace; hurry 3) to cause to… …
97foot — [OE] Foot traces its ancestry back to Indo European *pōd , *ped , which provided the word for ‘foot’ in most modern Indo European languages (the exceptions are the Slavic languages, whose ‘foot’ – words, such as Russian noga and Czech noha, come… …
98trapeze — [19] Trapeze and quadruped are ultimately the same word: both mean etymologically ‘four feet’. Trapeze comes via French trapèze and late Latin trapezium (source of English trapezium [16]) from Greek trapézion ‘small table’. This was a diminutive… …
99quadrumanous — [kwä dro͞o′mə nəs] adj. [formed (based on QUADRUPED) < L quadru (see QUADRUPED) + manus, hand (see MANUAL)] Zool. 1. having all four feet adapted to function as hands 2. of a group of primates, including monkeys and great apes, having such… …
100hind leg — noun the back limb of a quadruped (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑hind limb, ↑hindlimb • Part Holonyms: ↑quadruped • Part Meronyms: ↑hock, ↑hock joint, ↑ …
