: a limb (such as an arm, wing, fin, or leg) that is situated anteriorly
the forelimb of a bat
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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.
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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
Griffins are depicted with proportionate limbs with strong claws; Protoceratops had shorter forelimbs than hindlimbs and blunt claws.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 25 June 2024
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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
Griffins are depicted with proportionate limbs with strong claws; Protoceratops had shorter forelimbs than hindlimbs and blunt claws.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 25 June 2024
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“Forelimb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forelimb. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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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
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