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limb

[lim] / lɪm /


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Porkchop, a turtle rescued from the river last year, lost a flipper after a fishing line severely constricted the limb.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

A former engineer who underwent a life-saving amputation has built his own prosthetic limb for swimming.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

The researchers found that SP8 is especially important for limb regeneration in salamanders.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

An ash tree in my yard dropped a limb and reduced my fence to kindling.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

He was sitting on a low limb of the bur oak tree, directly above my net, looking down at the apples.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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