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UK
/fˈɔːlɪm/
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[ US /ˈfɔɹˌɫɪm/ ]
[ US /ˈfɔɹˌɫɪm/ ]
NOUN
- the front limb (or the homologous structure in other animals, such as a flipper or wing)
How To Use forelimb In A Sentence
- Cells in the limb bud must record whether they are forelimb or hindlimb cells and so alter their programme.
- Cells in the limb bud must record whether they are forelimb or hindlimb cells and so alter their programme.
- Massive but short stegosaur forelimbs suggest primarily bipedal locomotion, and quadrupedal defense posture. Neoceratopsian publications for 2008
- Shovel-nosed frogs are smooth-skinned and small, with short, stout forelimbs and small heads with pointy snouts.
- While forelimb length is just one of several key morphological changes that occurred during the evolution of the bat wing, this unprecedented finding demonstrates that evolution can be driven by changes in the patterns of gene expression, rather than solely by changes in the genes, themselves. Ancient Sleep and Flipping Switches
- Their forelimbs are modified to form flippers, their hindlimbs are reduced to nothing more than a vestigial pelvis, and their tail is enlarged and flattened horizontally to form a fluke or paddle.
- They are adapted for leaping, with hind limbs much longer than forelimbs.
- As long as he kept moving, he could rear almost upright; only when he stood still did he have to use his free forelimb as a support. Tin
- Does the discovery of asymmetrical flight feathers on the forelimbs and hind limbs of dromaeosaurs affect the debate about the evolution of avian flight.
- The evolution of manus shape in sauropod dinosaurs: implications for functional morphology, forelimb orientation, and phylogeny. Archive 2006-04-01