Definition of forelimb
: a limb (such as an arm, wing, fin, or leg) that is situated anteriorly
- the forelimb of a bat
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For example, Harcourt-Smith notes that bears, whose hind legs do not typically make claw impressions, were present in this region at the time, but the team compared the prints with only a bear’s forelimb.
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The remains, which included parts of the skull, jaw, shoulder, and forelimb, were discovered during an expedition from Egypt’s Mansoura University in 2013.
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The scientists recovered parts of its skull, lower jaw, neck and back vertebrae, ribs, shoulder and forelimb, back foot and osteoderms.
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Its toes bore curving velociraptor-like claws, while its forelimbs were an odd hybrid of the usual raptor limbs and more penguin-like flippers.
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Paleontologists studying an unusual fossil have identified a new dinosaur, related to the velociraptor, that had a neck like a swan, a snout like a goose and forelimbs like flippers.
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Before spraying predators in the face with pungent chemicals, the little creature hops up onto its forelimbs and charges forward.
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Fossils show bird-like traits including feathers, light bones, air sacs and three-digit forelimbs.
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For starters, badgers have powerful, heavily muscled forelimbs and long rakes for claws, which allow them to rip through hard, compact dirt.
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First Known Use of forelimb
circa 1796
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Definition of forelimb for Students
: an arm, fin, wing, or leg that is located toward the front of the body
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medical Definition of forelimb
: a limb (as an arm, fin, wing, or leg) that is situated anteriorly
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