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nounthe front limb (or the homologous structure in other animals, such as a flipper or wing)type of:
Definition that contains forelimb
- hand terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos)
- bird warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
- bat nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
- thumb the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
- siren eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills
- elbow hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
- mantis predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer
- blower large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
- cetacean large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
- theropod any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs