forelimb

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noun

The anterior limb (or equivalent appendage) of an animal

“Coordinate term: hind limb”

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forelegforeflipper
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Meanings

nounforelimb (plural forelimbs)

plural forelimbs

  1. The anterior limb (or equivalent appendage) of an animal

    Coordinate term: hind limb

    Synonyms: foreleg, foreflipper

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe anterior limb (or equivalent appendage) of an animal

Similar
forelegforeflipper
Also see
foreleg

Origin

From fore- + limb.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 前肢
  • 前肢 (qiánzhī)anterior limb
Finnish eturaaja
  • eturaajaanterior limb
French membre antérieur, membre crânial
  • membre antérieuranterior limb
  • membre crânialanterior limb
  • membre thoraciqueanterior limb
Russian пере́дняя коне́чность
  • пере́дняя коне́чность (perédnjaja konéčnostʹ)anterior limb
Ukrainian пере́дня кінці́вка
  • пере́дня кінці́вка (perédnja kincívka)anterior limb
Vietnamese chi trước
  • chi trướcanterior limb
Cite this entry
APA

forelimb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forelimb

MLA

“forelimb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forelimb. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forelimb,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forelimb.

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