either of the front or anterior limbs of a four-limbed vertebrate: a foreleg, flipper, or wing
forelimb in American English
(ˈfɔrˌlɪm)
noun
a front limb, as an arm, foreleg, wing, or flipper
forelimb in American English
(ˈfɔrˌlɪm, ˈfour-)
noun
a front limb of an animal
Word origin
[1785–95; fore- + limb]This word is first recorded in the period 1785–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: breakup, edit, initiative, preemptive, terroristfore- is a prefix meaning “before” (in space, time, condition, etc.), “front,” “superior,”etc. Other words that use the affix fore- include: forecast, forecastle, forehead, foreman, foretell
Examples of 'forelimb' in a sentence
forelimb
One after another, beagles are asked to sit, stand and offer their forelimb.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Almost the entire left forelimb of the animal was then found as investigation of the site continued.