forelimb

IPA: fˈɔrɫɪm

noun

  • The anterior limb (or equivalent appendage) of an animal
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Examples of "forelimb" in Sentences

  • It wipes its mouth with a forelimb.
  • The first of these adaptations is the forelimb.
  • My major area of interest is the equine forelimb.
  • The equine forelimb contains three metacarpal bones.
  • Abby hit the stiff forelimb with the meat tenderizer.
  • The wing was a leathery skin covering, over the forelimb.
  • Forelimb distal to the elbow is anaesthetized by this block.
  • The equine forelimb is the front, or thoracic limb of the horse.
  • Comparing the bones in the upper forelimb gives a similar result.
  • Remige names are based on which bones of the forelimb they attach to.
  • For example, the forelimbs of cats and dogs are homologous and analogous.
  • She even planned to offer a $150 bounty for the severed forelimb of each killed wolf.
  • As long as he kept moving, he could rear almost upright; only when he stood still did he have to use his free forelimb as a support.
  • Replacing the mouse Prx1 forelimb regulatory region with the bat Prx1 regulatory region resulted in mice with significantly elongated forelimbs.
  • Fowics were like flying squirrels back on Earth, except that their forelimb wings were more fully adapted for flying rather than gliding, and their heads, ears and snouts had a distinctly feline appearance.
  • Argerreich's Introduction to Abnormal Psychology and The Narcissism Epidemic and placed one under Mr. Titters's outstretched paw and the other under his elbow, or elbow-like thing, leaving a narrow forelimb exposed and braced on both ends.
  • While forelimb length is just one of several key morphological changes that occurred during the evolution of the bat wing, this unprecedented finding demonstrates that evolution can be driven by changes in the patterns of gene expression, rather than solely by changes in the genes, themselves.

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