FORELIMB

forelimb

(noun) the front limb (or the homologous structure in other animals, such as a flipper or wing)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

forelimb (plural forelimbs)

The anterior limb (or equivalent appendage) of an animal

Synonyms

• foreleg (in quadrupeds)

• foreflipper (in sea lions etc)

Source: Wiktionary



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27 June 2025

SQUARE

(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”


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Coffee Trivia

Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.

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