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foreleg

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fore·leg  (fôrlg, fr-)
n.
Either of the front legs of a quadruped.
foreleg
Noun
either of the front legs of an animal
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.forelegforeleg - the forelimb of a quadruped
quadruped - an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking
forelimb - the front limb (or the homologous structure in other animals, such as a flipper or wing)
elbow - the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow
Translations
Spanish foreleg [ˈfɔːlɛg] n → pata delantera
French foreleg [ˈfɔːlɛg] n → patte f de devant, jambe antérieure
German foreleg [ˈfɔːlɛg] n → Vorderbein nt
Italian foreleg [ˈfɔːlɛg] n → zampa anteriore
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He grunted once or twice and shifted his weight from one foreleg to the other, at the same time moving his head from side to side and swaying the ferns.
Before Adam by London, Jack View in context
The other fox-terrier, the one with the injured foreleg, endured Michael's sniff with no more than hysterical growls deep in the throat; but the flipping out of Michael's tongue was too much.
Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context
"He's begun to go a little lame on the left foreleg," he added.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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