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Maybe sometimes limb length matters tremendously, while during other times – such as when food is abundant and predators are scarce – limb length matters less and three-legged lizards can flourish.
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James T. Stroud, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
Popular characters include Tralalero Tralala, a three-legged shark wearing sneakers, Bombardiro Crocodilo, a crocodile spliced with a bomber jet, and Tung Tung Tung Sahur, a wooden drum who wields a baseball bat.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Fisher tells a story of the 2009 East of Scotland relay championships, a three-legged team event consisting of one under-13 runner, one under-15 and an under-17.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The public media funding model was designed as a three-legged stool, with federal funding distributed by CPB, leveraged many times over by state and other grants, and viewer and listener contributions.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
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James T. Stroud, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
Popular characters include Tralalero Tralala, a three-legged shark wearing sneakers, Bombardiro Crocodilo, a crocodile spliced with a bomber jet, and Tung Tung Tung Sahur, a wooden drum who wields a baseball bat.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Fisher tells a story of the 2009 East of Scotland relay championships, a three-legged team event consisting of one under-13 runner, one under-15 and an under-17.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The public media funding model was designed as a three-legged stool, with federal funding distributed by CPB, leveraged many times over by state and other grants, and viewer and listener contributions.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Three-legged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/three-legged. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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