invertebrate foot

Definitions of invertebrate foot
  1. noun
    any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates
    synonyms: foot
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    types:
    tube foot
    tentacular tubular process of most echinoderms (starfish and sea urchins and holothurians) having a sucker at the end and used for e.g. locomotion and respiration
    type of:
    organ
    a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
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