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r, with Sir William Balfour, exceeded in horse, but were, upon the whole matter, equal in foot. Clarendon.

ve three pairs, but many of the lower Crustacea have but one pair of them. Called also jawfoot, and foot jaw.

Any one of several species of large-footed, gallinaceous birds of the genera Megapodius and Leipoa, inhabiting Australia and other Pacific islands. See Jungle fowl (b) under Jungle, and Leipoa.

ct mammal of the Horse family, but not larger than a sheep, and having three toes on each foot.

The middle portion of the foot in the Gastropoda and Pteropoda.

That part of the skeleton of the hand or forefoot between the carpus and phalanges. In man it consists of five bones. See Illust. of Artiodactyla.

The posterior division of the foot in the Gastropoda and Pteropoda.

hind or lower limb between the tarsus and phalanges; metatarse. It consists, in the human foot, of five bones. See Illustration in Appendix.

Of or pertaining to measurement; as, the inch, foot, yard, etc., are metrical terms; esp., of or pertaining to the metric system.

family, closely related to the genus Anhithecrium, and having three usable hoofs on each foot.

Mischievous. [Obs.] Foote.

ngate a prismatic body of a transverse section equal to a given unit, as a square inch or foot, to double, or to compress it to half, its original length, were that degree of elongation or compression possible, or within the limits of elasticity; -- called also Young's modulus. -- Modulus of rupture, the measure of th…

A foot of three long syllables. [Written also molosse.]

Having but one joint; -- said of the foot of certain insects.

One of a fabulous tribe or race of Ethiopians having but one leg and foot. Sir J. Mandeville. Lowell.

A measure of but a single foot.

It is found in woods in all parts of Europe, and is called also hollow root and musk crowfoot. Loudon.

he common house mouse (Mus musculus) is found in nearly all countries. The American white-footed, or deer, mouse (Hesperomys leucopus) sometimes lives in houses. See Dormouse, Meadow mouse, under Meadow, and Harvest mouse, under Harvest.

pharynx; -- distinguished from wide; as e (eve) and oo (food), etc., from ì (ìll) and oo (foot), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, § 13.

sease (Far.), a disease affecting the navicular bone, or the adjacent parts, in a horse's foot.