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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Zoology
DEF

[One] of the anterior feet ... of a quadruped.

CONT

Hopping and bounding begin in the same way: the front feet either land as a pair (next to each other), or one after the other (one in front of the other), but in bounds the hind feet move forward beyond and to either side of the front feet. The front feet pick up as the hind feet pass to the outside, and there is a moment where the animal loses contact with the ground before the hind feet come down and push off again.

OBS

forefeet; front feet: plural.

Key term(s)
  • fore-foot
  • forefeet
  • front feet
  • fore-feet

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
  • Zoologie
CONT

Le chien est un animal tétrapode : il possède des membres pairs locomoteurs, deux pattes avant et deux pattes arrières. Chez le chien en santé, les pattes avant supportent 60 % du poids de son corps alors que les pattes arrière supportent les 40 % [du poids] restant.

OBS

pied antérieur; pied avant : Pour désigner la partie terminale d'une patte d'un animal, le terme «pied» ne s'emploie que chez quelques mammifères, surtout domestiques, et en particulier chez des équidés. Pour cette raison, l'emploi des termes «patte antérieure» ou «patte avant» pourrait être mieux adapté pour désigner la présente notion.

OBS

pattes avant; pieds avant : pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • pattes avant
  • pieds avant

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Anatomía animal
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
  • Zoología
DEF

En los cuadrúpedos, pie delantero.

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Record 2 2016-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Musculoskeletal System
CONT

The forefoot contains five metatarsals and 14 phalanges and extends up to the tarsometatarsal joint ...

OBS

forefoot: The plural form is "forefeet."

Key term(s)
  • forefeet

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
CONT

Le métatarse et les phalanges forment la moitié antérieure du pied (avant-pied).

Spanish

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