Definition of limb

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Limb (n.) An elementary piece of the mechanism of a lock.

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Pronation :: Pronation (n.) The position of the limb resulting from the act of pronation. Opposed to supination.
Lady''s Laces :: Lady's laces () A slender climbing plant; dodder.
Postaxial :: Postaxial (a.) Situated behind any transverse axis in the body of an animal; caudal; posterior; especially, behind, or on the caudal or posterior (that is, ulnar or fibular) side of, the axis of a vertebrate limb..
Limb :: Limb (n.) A part of a tree which extends from the trunk and separates into branches and twigs; a large branch.
Epipodial :: Epipodial (a.) Pertaining to the epipodialia or the parts of the limbs to which they belong.
Nepenthes :: Nepenthes (n.) A genus of climbing plants found in India, Malaya, etc., which have the leaves prolonged into a kind of stout tendril terminating in a pitcherlike appendage, whence the plants are often called pitcher plants and monkey-cups. There are about thirty species, of which the best known is Nepenthes distillatoria. See Pitcher plant..
Torpid :: Torpid (a.) Having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed; as, a torpid limb..
Flipper :: Flipper (n.) A broad flat limb used for swimming, as those of seals, sea turtles, whales, etc..
Solen :: Solen (n.) A cradle, as for a broken limb. See Cradle, 6..
Limbous :: Limbous (a.) With slightly overlapping borders; -- said of a suture.
Appendage :: Appendage (n.) A subordinate or subsidiary part or organ; an external organ or limb, esp. of the articulates..
Meros :: Meros (n.) The proximal segment of the hind limb; the thigh.
Yam :: Yam (n.) A large, esculent, farinaceous tuber of various climbing plants of the genus Dioscorea; also, the plants themselves. Mostly natives of warm climates. The plants have netted-veined, petioled leaves, and pods with three broad wings. The commonest species is D. sativa, but several others are cultivated..
Bignonia :: Bignonia (n.) A large genus of American, mostly tropical, climbing shrubs, having compound leaves and showy somewhat tubular flowers. B. capreolata is the cross vine of the Southern United States. The trumpet creeper was formerly considered to be of this genus..
Erased :: Erased (p. pr. & a.) Represented with jagged and uneven edges, as is torn off; -- used esp. of the head or limb of a beast. Cf. Couped..
Abduct :: Abduct (v. t.) To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary position..
Scramble :: Scramble (n.) The act of scrambling, climbing on all fours, or clambering..
Scansorial :: Scansorial (a.) Capable of climbing; as, the woodpecker is a scansorial bird; adapted for climbing; as, a scansorial foot..
Transcend :: Transcend (v. i.) To climb; to mount.
Disproportionate :: Disproportionate (a.) Not proportioned; unsymmetrical; unsuitable to something else in bulk, form, value, or extent; out of proportion; inadequate; as, in a perfect body none of the limbs are disproportionate; it is wisdom not to undertake a work disproportionate means..
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