foreleg
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foreleg
- /ˈfɔrˌlɛɡ/ US
noun forelegs · fore · leg
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Either of the two legs towards the front of a four-legged animal such as a horse, or towards the front of a many-legged animal such as most insects, or of a piece of furniture, etc.
I once saw two males fighting together; each had a fore-leg laid across the neck of the other, and the rostrum bent quite in an attitude of defiance, and looking most ridiculous.
Similar: forelimb
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noun either of the two legs towards the front of a four-legged animal
| 한국어 | 앞다리 apdari, 앞발 apbal |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 前肢 zenshi, 前脚 |
| 中文 | 前腳 /前脚 qiánjiǎo, 前腿 qiántuǐ, 前肢 qiánzhī |
| Français | patte de devant, patte avant |
| Deutsch | Vorderlauf, Vorderbein |
| Русский | пере́дняя нога́ perédnjaja nogá, пере́дняя ла́па perédnjaja lápa |
Talk about this word "foreleg." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/foreleg. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. foreleg. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/foreleg "foreleg." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/foreleg.
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@misc{foreleg_2026,
title = {foreleg},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foreleg},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
