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- noun Plural form of
forelimb .
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Examples
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Surprisingly, elephants use their forelimbs and hindlimbs in similar braking and propulsive roles, not dividing these functions among limbs as was previously assumed or as in other quadrupeds.
tingilinde: 2010
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Recent research into the structure and physics of the thylacine body has revealed that despite having a strong bite force, the structure of thylacine skulls, jaws and forelimbs most likely meant that they were solitary ambush hunters that could only subdue and kill animals much smaller than a sheep.
David Mizejewski: Bizarre Animal Persecuted to Extinction on False Assumption David Mizejewski 2011
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Picture a majestic T. rex receiving the tablets of the Ten Commandments in its undersized forelimbs, or an elegant octopus crucified on an old rugged cross with four crossbars instead of one.
Archive 2009-08-01 2009
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Surprisingly, elephants use their forelimbs and hindlimbs in similar braking and propulsive roles, not dividing these functions among limbs as was previously assumed or as in other quadrupeds.
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As it turned out, each of the forelimbs had two “fingers.”
365 tomorrows » 2009 » January : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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Recent research into the structure and physics of the thylacine body has revealed that despite having a strong bite force, the structure of thylacine skulls, jaws and forelimbs most likely meant that they were solitary ambush hunters that could only subdue and kill animals much smaller than a sheep.
David Mizejewski: Bizarre Animal Persecuted to Extinction on False Assumption David Mizejewski 2011
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Picture a majestic T. rex receiving the tablets of the Ten Commandments in its undersized forelimbs, or an elegant octopus crucified on an old rugged cross with four crossbars instead of one.
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Recent research into the structure and physics of the thylacine body has revealed that despite having a strong bite force, the structure of thylacine skulls, jaws and forelimbs most likely meant that they were solitary ambush hunters that could only subdue and kill animals much smaller than a sheep.
David Mizejewski: Bizarre Animal Persecuted to Extinction on False Assumption David Mizejewski 2011
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The crabs walked on four hind legs, and used their two forelimbs to gather food.
365 tomorrows » 2009 » January : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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The room spun, and he felt long, scale-covered fingers and forelimbs pushing him gently back onto the bed.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Seize the Fire Michael A. Martin 2010
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