forelimb

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Recent Examples of forelimb While much of the skeleton was intact—including the pelvis, trunk, forelimbs and part of the hindlimbs—the skull was not included. Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025 The animal's mummified remains, which include its head, forelimbs and part of its chest, were found well-preserved in Yakutia, Russia, in 2020 and determined to belong to a cub around 3 weeks old, per the study. Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024 Most of the body and part of the tail are visible in the fossil, in addition to the eyes, nerves, and a forelimb. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2024 Her injuries were consistent with those found in modern humans who reach their hands out toward the ground to break a fall: greenstick fractures across both forelimb bones, the radius and the ulna. Carly Miller, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for forelimb
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Noun
  • The Raptors version features a dial in multiple shades of green, this time with three claw marks, reminiscent of the velociraptors’ forelegs.
    Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The neck girth was 28 inches, body girth behind the forelegs 47, greatest girth over the shoulders 56, and length from hind toe to tip of horns 9½ feet.
    Horace R. Hinkley, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2025

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