Invertebrate Foot (Noun)
Meaning
Any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The starfish used its many invertebrate feet to slowly crawl across the ocean floor.
- The invertebrate foot of the snail was covered in mucus to help it glide along the leaf.
- The octopus's invertebrate foot was actually a modified arm that it used to grasp and crawl.
- The invertebrate foot of the leech was used to attach itself to its host and feed on its blood.
- The invertebrate foot of the earthworm was used to burrow through the soil and create tunnels.