limb
noun
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing.
limbless
-
a word derived from
limb.
Example Sentences
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The fossils also showed that early snakes held onto their hindlimbs for a long time before the rise of the mostly limbless snakes alive today.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2026
The first Roman Torlonia acquired important antique sculptures assembled by earlier collectors, with everything restored to perfection—no missing noses or limbless torsos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
Scientists studying the feeding behavior of caecilians—a group of limbless, egg-laying creatures—observed their offspring making a peculiar and rarely heard sound.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 6, 2024
It is so old, in fact, that it has legs, where modern caecilians are limbless, looking like worms and snakes.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
Charred and limbless trunks of trees stretching away on every side.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
