tube foot

1. 1.

   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

   Broaderfoot

   Part ofechinoderm

Questions about tube foot

What does tube foot mean?

tube foot means "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".

Is tube foot a common word?

tube foot is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.