Definition of pes in English:
pes
nounPlural pedes piːzpeɪzpēs
technical The human foot, or the corresponding terminal segment of the hindlimb of a vertebrate animal.
Example sentencesExamples
- Apart from a fragmentary metatarsal, the tarsus and pes are not preserved in this specimen.
- Both hindlimbs are directed outward from the pelvis, with the superbly preserved pedes exposed splayed out in dorsal view.
- Sauropod footprints show heteropody, with relatively small manus and large pes prints.
- The variance in the general build of the manus and pes is presumably due to scaling with respect to the wide range in body sizes seen among synapsids.
- Therefore, taxonomic designation based on only manus prints would be premature without associated pes impressions.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Latin, 'foot'.