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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A bony or cartilaginous structure in vertebrates, attached to and supporting the forelimbs or anterior fins.
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- noun anatomy The
bony orcartilaginous assembly that supports theforelimbs invertebrates
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- noun a skeletal support to which the forelimbs of vertebrates are attached
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