: having a leg or legs especially of a specified kind or number
—often used in combination
a four-legged animal
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Rest assured, the film’s first trailer doesn’t skimp on the eight-legged action, and is primarily narrated by Molina as Marcellus, the octopus at the heart of the story.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Apr. 2026
Saraf converted a one-legged fadeaway and had a breakaway dunk in consecutive possessions.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The first was fading and one-legged, Jokic’s signature shot, the Sombor Shuffle.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
The Fresno Forestry Sciences Laboratory, for example, focused its research ecosystems in the Sierra Nevada mountains, looking at strategies to help sustain species like the California spotted owls, fishers and yellow-legged frogs.
—Kate Talerico, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2026
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Apr. 2026
Saraf converted a one-legged fadeaway and had a breakaway dunk in consecutive possessions.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The first was fading and one-legged, Jokic’s signature shot, the Sombor Shuffle.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
The Fresno Forestry Sciences Laboratory, for example, focused its research ecosystems in the Sierra Nevada mountains, looking at strategies to help sustain species like the California spotted owls, fishers and yellow-legged frogs.
—Kate Talerico, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Legged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legged. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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