Definition
A front limb or arm of a vertebrate animal, such as the arm of a human or the wing of a bird.
Etymology
From 'fore-' (front) + 'limb' (an arm or leg). Used in anatomical contexts, replacing older 'foreleg' when discussing limbs that aren't strictly legs, like wings or arms.
Kelly Says
A bat's forelimbs literally became wings through evolution—the same bones in your arm stretch between elongated fingers, showing how nature recycles designs across millions of years.
Translations
ARالعربية
طرف أمامي
tarf i-ma'a-wi
BNবাংলা
পূর্ব পা
poorb pa
CACatalà
avantbraç
a-vant-bra-ss
CSČeština
přední končetina
predni kon-che-ti-na
DEDeutsch
Vorderglied
FOR-der-g-lied
ELΕλληνικά
προεξοχή
pro-e-xo-chi
ESEspañol
miembro anterior
MEE-m-bro an-te-ree-or
FAفارسی
پیشبازو
peeshe-ba-zu
FISuomi
etuolim
et-uo-lim
FRFrançais
membre antérieur
membr ah-nte-ree-or
HAHA
gaban hannu
ga-ban han-nu
HEעברית
זרוע קדמית
zar-oa ka-di-mit
HIहिन्दी
पूर्व अंग
poorv ang
HUMagyar
elülső végtag
el-u-l-o ven-tag
IDBahasa Indonesia
angkuran depan
angkuran de-pan
IGIG
ede n'anya
e-de n-ya-nya
ITItaliano
arto anteriore
ar-toh an-te-ree-ore
KKKK
алдыңғы ет
al-dyng-ghi et
KMKM
ជាងមុខ
cha-ang mu-kh
MSBahasa Melayu
tangan hadapan
tan-gan ha-da-pan
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေ့လက်
y-h-et-la-k
NLNederlands
voorpoot
voor-poot
NONorsk
forlenke
for-len-ke
PLPolski
przednie łapy
przednie wa-py
PTPortuguês
membro anterior
mem-bro an-te-ree-or
RORomână
membre anterior
mem-bre an-te-ree-or
RUРусский
передняя конечность
perednyaya konetchnost'
SVSvenska
framfota
fram-fo-ta
SWKiswahili
mguu mbele
m-goo m-be-le
TEతెలుగు
ముందు చేతి
mun-du che-ti
TLTL
unang kamay
u-nang ka-may
UKУкраїнська
передня кінцівка
perednya kin-tsivka
URاردو
پیشین بازو
peeshein ba-zu
VITiếng Việt
chi trước
chi truoc
YOYO
ẹ̀lẹ́ àárọ́
e-le a-a-ro
ZUZU
umkhondo wokuqala
um-kho-ndo wo-ku-qa-la