FORELIMB

Meaning of FORELIMB in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: fore- + limb

: an arm or a fin, wing, or leg of a vertebrate animal that is a foreleg of a quadruped or is homologous to it

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FORELIMB — noun Date: circa 1796 a limb (as an arm, wing, fin, or leg) that is situated anteriorly
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FORELIMB — /fawr"lim', fohr"-/ , n. a front limb of an animal. [ 1785-95; FORE- + LIMB ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FORELIMB — n. front leg of an animal
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FORELIMB — noun Date: circa 1796 : a limb (as an arm, wing, fin, or leg) that is situated anteriorly the forelimb …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FORELIMB — ■ noun either of the front limbs of an animal.
Concise Oxford English vocab
FORELIMB — [fore.limb] n (ca. 1796): a limb (as an arm, wing, fin, or leg) that is situated anteriorly "the ~ of …
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FORELIMB — forelimb BrE AmE ˈfɔː lɪm AmE \ ˈfɔːr- ˈfoʊr- ▷ forelimb|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FORELIMB — ➡ foreleg
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FORELIMB — n. any of the front limbs of an animal.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FORELIMB — n. any of the front limbs of an animal.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FORELIMB — n. any of the front limbs of an animal.
Oxford English vocab
FORELIMB — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ lim Function: noun Date: circa 1796 : a limb (as an arm, wing, fin, or leg) …
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SUBCLAVIAN VEIN — noun Date: 1704 the proximal part of the main vein of the arm or forelimb
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SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY — noun Date: 1688 the proximal part of the main artery of the arm or forelimb
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RADIO-ULNA — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1960 a single bone in the forelimb of an amphibian (as a frog) that represents …
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POSTAXIAL — adjective Date: 1872 of or relating to the ulnar side of the vertebrate forelimb or the fibular side of the …
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POLLEX — noun (plural pollices) Etymology: New Latin pollic-, ~, from Latin, thumb, big toe Date: circa 1836 the first digit of …
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HUMERUS — noun (plural humeri) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~, umerus upper arm, shoulder; akin to Gothic ams shoulder, Greek ōmos …
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FINGER — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German fingar ~ Date: before 12th century any …
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AXILLA — noun (plural ~e or -las) see: aisle Date: 1616 the cavity beneath the junction of a forelimb and the body
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WING — In zoology, one of the paired structures certain animals use for flying. Bat and bird wings are modifications of the …
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TYRANNOSAUR — Any of a group of related carnivorous dinosaurs similar to the allosaurs . Tyrannosaurus rex is the largest and best …
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PTEROSAUR — Any of several extinct flying Pterosaurs hung by their long, slender hind limbs when at rest. They soared and glided …
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HOMOLOGY — Similarity of the structure, physiology, or development of different species of organisms based on their descent from a common evolutionary …
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SHOULDER — I. ˈshōldə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English shulder, sholder, from Old English sculdor; akin to …
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RADIUS — I. ˈrādēəs noun ( plural ra·dii -ēˌī ; also radiuses ) Etymology: Latin, radius, ray, rod, spoke — more at …
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MANUS — I. ˈmānəs noun ( plural manus ) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, hand — more at manual 1. a. : …
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KNEE — I. ˈnē noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English kne, knee, from Old English cnēow, cnēo; akin …
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HAND
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HAND — I. ˈhand noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German hant hand Date: …
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HAND — [hand] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG hant hand] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): the terminal part …
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HOMOLOGY — in mathematics, correspondence between elements that play similar roles in distinct geometrical figures or mathematical functions. The concept is based …
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