hindfeet
Rear animal appendages
Hindfeet are the rear feet of a four-legged animal, as distinguished from the forefeet.
The term appears in descriptions of animal locomotion and anatomy: A rabbit's hindfeet are larger than its forefeet.
Also spelled as two words: hind feet.
Midfoot long bones
Swiftest quadruped gait
- trotPace between walk, canter
- canterModerate equine gait
- boundSecured or destined
- leapSudden springing movement
spring · hop · pounce · kick · scamper · scurry · amble · gait
Steadiness or amount owed
- equilibriumState of balance
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- footingSecure ground position
- groundingConnecting to earth
base · anchorage · steadiness · surefootedness · poise · stance · purchase · traction
Animal foot impressions
- footprintsMarks left by walking
- tracksMarks showing passage
- spoorAnimal's passage evidence
- trailPath through wilderness
imprints · hoofprints · scat · substrate
metatarsals
Midfoot long bones
heel · ankle · toes · claws · hoof · pad · arch · ball · bones · joints
gallop
Swiftest quadruped gait
leap · spring · hop · pounce · kick · scamper · scurry · amble · gait · propulsion
balance
Steadiness or amount owed
- equilibriumState of balance
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- footingSecure ground position
grounding · base · anchorage · steadiness · surefootedness · poise · stance · purchase · traction · grip
pawprints
Animal foot impressions
- footprintsMarks left by walking
- tracksMarks showing passage
- spoorAnimal's passage evidence
trail · imprints · hoofprints · scat · substrate
hindfeetforefeet
Anterior limbs' terminals
front feet · forepaws · forelegs · forelimbs · forehooves
behind, hinder, feet, hindrance, hind, hindsight, hindered, hindmost, hindquarters