forelimb
noun
forelimb is a noun meaning “The anterior limb (or equivalent appendage) of an animal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-O-R-E-L-I-M-B and has 2 syllables, and it appears about once in every 15 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of forelimb is forelimbs.
What does forelimb mean?
noun
- 1
The anterior limb (or equivalent appendage) of an animal
Coordinate term: hind limb
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce forelimb?
Forelimb has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of forelimb
- forelimbs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is forelimb?
Forelimb appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forelimb in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense anterior limb:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | membre antérieur, membre crânial, membre thoracique |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does forelimb come from?
From fore- + limb.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).