What is another word for foreleg?

Pronunciation: [fˈɔːlɛɡ] (IPA)

Foreleg refers to the front leg of a four-legged animal, such as a horse or a dog. Synonyms for foreleg include the term "forelimb", which is a broader term that encompasses not only the leg but also the corresponding limb on the other side of the body. Other synonyms for foreleg include "front leg", "anterior limb", and "propodial limb". These terms may be used interchangeably depending on the context and the species of the animal in question. Regardless of the specific term used, the foreleg is an important part of an animal's anatomy, essential for movement and balance.

What are the hypernyms for Foreleg?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Foreleg?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for foreleg (as nouns)

What are the holonyms for Foreleg?

Holonyms are words that denote a whole whose part is denoted by another word.
  • holonyms for foreleg (as nouns)

What are the meronyms for Foreleg?

Meronyms are words that refer to a part of something, where the whole is denoted by another word.
  • meronyms for foreleg (as nouns)

Usage examples for Foreleg

She raised her eyes with the tiniest frown of wonder, but he had bent down and was rubbing the foreleg of The Prince.
"The Man from Jericho"
Edwin Carlile Litsey
But most beautiful of all was Regina, the huge panther-like Dane, whose left foreleg had been injured by a stone, and who, ashamed of her lameness in the daytime, always slunk out of the sight of strangers, though at night she made up for it by keeping indefatigable guard and terrifying the neighbourhood by her bay.
"The Song of Songs"
Hermann Sudermann
Do not mistake the "dead-eye" that nature put on my foreleg for a wart to be exterminated.
"Around The Tea-Table"
T. De Witt Talmage

Famous quotes with Foreleg

  • The right, uplifted foreleg of the horse Suggested that, at the final funeral, The music halted and the horse stood still.
    Wallace Stevens
  • What is love? For the rabble love is a kind of variety, a transient vulgarity; the rabble's conception of love is best found in their obscene ditties, in prostitution and in the foul idioms they use when they are halfway sober, such as "shoving the donkey's foreleg in mud," or "putting dust on the head." My love for her, however, was of a totally different kind. I knew her from ancient times—strange slanted eyes, a narrow, half-open mouth, a subdued quiet voice. She was the embodiment of all my distant, painful memories among which I sought what I was deprived of, what belonged to me but somehow I was denied. Was I deprived forever?
    Sadegh Hedayat

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