Get to know Foreleg better with 2 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like forelimb.
Foreleg meaning
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.
Synonyms of Foreleg
Using Foreleg
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: forelimb.
Context around Foreleg
- Average sentence length in these examples: 33 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Foreleg
- In this selection, "foreleg" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 33 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include to the foreleg and breaks and under each foreleg the sea. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "foreleg" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with foreleg
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Nickerson, p. 21 Under each foreleg, the sea otter has a loose pouch of skin that extends across the chest which they use to store collected food to bring to the surface. (32 words)
Two large blotches of dark dusky-grey hair on the side of the shoulders are each emphasized posteriorly by a dark stripe, which passes on to the foreleg and breaks up into irregular spots. (34 words)
Two large blotches of dark dusky-grey hair on the side of the shoulders are each emphasized posteriorly by a dark stripe, which passes on to the foreleg and breaks up into irregular spots. (34 words)
Nickerson, p. 21 Under each foreleg, the sea otter has a loose pouch of skin that extends across the chest which they use to store collected food to bring to the surface. (32 words)
Example sentences (2)
Nickerson, p. 21 Under each foreleg, the sea otter has a loose pouch of skin that extends across the chest which they use to store collected food to bring to the surface.
Two large blotches of dark dusky-grey hair on the side of the shoulders are each emphasized posteriorly by a dark stripe, which passes on to the foreleg and breaks up into irregular spots.