forelimb

[ fawr-lim, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔrˌlɪm, ˈfoʊr- /

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noun

a front limb of an animal.

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Origin of forelimb

First recorded in 1785–95; fore- + limb¹

Words nearby forelimb

forel, forelady, foreland, foreland basin, foreleg, forelimb, forelock, Forel's decussation, foreman, foremast, foremilk

How to use forelimb in a sentence

Yi and Ambopteryx, for example, had elongated forelimb bones between their membranous wings, as well as a special wrist bone to help support the membrane.
Bat-winged dinosaurs were clumsy fliers|Carolyn Gramling|October 22, 2020|Science News
Jeff ducked and strained his weight against the bunk, momentarily pinning the Zid's threshing forelimb.
Traders Risk|Roger Dee
The bones of the left forelimb are close together but not in a natural position.
A New Order of Fishlike Amphibia From the Pennsylvanian of Kansas|Theodore H. Eaton
The forelimb is transitional between the pectoral fin of Rhipidistia and the limb of early Amphibia.
A New Order of Fishlike Amphibia From the Pennsylvanian of Kansas|Theodore H. Eaton

Richardson, looking down, saw the long, fine reach of forelimb as steady as steel machinery.
The Open Boat and Other Stories|Stephen Crane
The differences in the sternum and proportions of the forelimb reflect the more rapid flight of the hoary bat.
North American Yellow Bats, 'Dasypterus,' And a List of the Named Kinds Of the Genus Lasiurus Gray|E. Raymond Hall

British Dictionary definitions for forelimb

forelimb

/ (ˈfɔːˌlɪm) /

noun

either of the front or anterior limbs of a four-limbed vertebrate: a foreleg, flipper, or wing

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