forefoot
noun
one of the front feet of a quadruped, an insect, etc.
forefeet
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pluralof forefoot.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Then the researchers calculated how various limb phases, or measurements of the time lag between forefeet and hindfeet, fit onto the trackways.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 2, 2022
As Science Alert reported, some experts believe that sauropods' forefeet are the only ones that leave track marks on certain ground surfaces because their rear limbs support less weight, therefore make less of an impression.
From Fox News ● Jan. 28, 2020
After all, goes the theory, if we were barefoot, and our feet and bodies were not ravaged by years of misuse and disuse, we would run on our forefeet like the Tarahumara Indians.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 9, 2014
They wanted to land lightly on their forefeet, or they wouldn’t be in FiveFingers, but there was a disconnect between their intentions and their actual movements.
From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2011
When he was all afoot his scaled head, spike-crowned and triple-tongued, rose higher than the broken tower’s height, and his taloned forefeet rested on the rubble of the town below.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
