forelimb
[ fawr-lim, fohr- ]
/ ˈfɔrˌlɪm, ˈfoʊr- /
noun
a front limb of an animal.
Words nearby forelimb
forel's decussation,
forelady,
foreland,
foreland basin,
foreleg,
forelimb,
forelock,
foreman,
foremast,
foremilk,
foremost
Example sentences from the Web for forelimb
The differences in the sternum and proportions of the forelimb reflect the more rapid flight of the hoary bat.
Richardson, looking down, saw the long, fine reach of forelimb as steady as steel machinery.
The Open Boat and Other Stories |Stephen CraneThe 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
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