forelimb

noun

fore·​limb ˈfȯr-ˌlim 

: a limb (such as an arm, wing, fin, or leg) that is situated anteriorly

the forelimb of a bat

Examples of forelimb in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Above the hour-marker at 6 o’clock, there’s an appliqué representing two claws, nodding to the T-rex’s forelimbs. —Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2025

Bats have five finger-like digits on their forelimbs, with the first and shortest digit acting like a thumb. —Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025

Their ability to incapacitate large herbivores with powerful forelimbs and dagger-like canines may have given them a predatory edge over the bone-crushing canids. —Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025

The research showed how squirrels use their musculoskeletal system to adjust their body position, dynamically absorbing the impact of landing with their forelimbs and altering their mass distribution to turn near misses into successful perches. —IEEE Spectrum, 19 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1796, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for forelimb

• antonym
• kibbutzim
• pseudonym
• synonym
• brim
• clim
• dim
• grim
• gym
• him
• hymn
• im

Kids Definition

forelimb

noun

fore·​limb -ˌlim 

: an arm, fin, wing, or leg that is one of a front pair of limbs or corresponds to one

Medical Definition

forelimb

noun

fore·​limb -ˌlim 

: a limb (as an arm, fin, wing, or leg) that is situated anteriorly