foreleg

noun

fore·​leg ˈfȯr-ˌleg How to pronounce foreleg (audio)
-ˌlāg
: a front leg

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So, my team wanted to find out if males have proportionally longer necks when accounting for their overall stature, comprised of their head, neck, and forelegs. Douglas R. Cavener, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2024 Instead, Mira and his six colleagues stationed themselves around the hippo’s hind legs, forelegs, backside and head. Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2024 So my team wanted to find out if males have proportionally longer necks when accounting for their overall stature, comprised of their head, neck and forelegs. Douglas R. Cavener, The Conversation, 5 June 2024 The male giraffe body, with long forelegs supporting the trunk and neck – a shape to die for. Douglas R. Cavener, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2024 In captivity, where staff can determine the cause of death, well over half of male giraffes die from foreleg problems, which shortens their lifespan by 25% compared with females. Douglas R. Cavener, The Conversation, 5 June 2024 Among a number factors boosting Tripod’s mystique is the question of exactly what happened to the coyote’s right foreleg. Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024 Ishu ties a rope around his left foreleg where the sore is, over his thigh and shin to keep the leg bent. Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Jan. 2024 Swinehart wrote: The delay was long enough to get off another arrow, which buried deep behind the foreleg just as the rhino disappeared behind the thorn growth. David Howard, Popular Mechanics, 11 Aug. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of foreleg was in the 15th century

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“Foreleg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreleg. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

foreleg

noun
fore·​leg ˈfōr-ˌleg How to pronounce foreleg (audio)
ˈfȯr-
: a front leg

Medical Definition

foreleg

noun
: a front leg

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