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animal leg

animal leg

1.0
A part of an animal's body used to stand on and move
  • noun
translation icon : pierna animal
  • After the injury, the vet examined the dog's animal leg to ensure it was healing properly.

Examples

  • In the jungle, every animal leg is adapted for the creature's unique habitat.

  • The horse ran swiftly, its strong animal leg propelling it forward.

  • THE ANIMAL LEG ...

    Fiction book (2002)

Synonyms

leg
vsanimal leg
∞ 1.0

A body part people and animals use to stand and walk

is limited to nonhuman creatures rather than including humans
limb
vsanimal leg
210 1.0

An arm, leg, wing, or flipper that an animal uses to move and hold things

is specific to weight support and walking in nonhuman creatures

Surface Forms

animal leg singular
animal legs plural

Morphology

animal + leg

The meaning 'the limb of a non-human animal used for support and movement' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'animal' (non-human organism) with 'leg' (a limb). This straightforward noun+noun composition follows common compounding patterns and is likely immediately understood by a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Animal leg simply joins animal and leg to mean the leg of a non-human creature. This limb gives an animal 'support' and lets it 'move', so animal leg means the limb an animal uses to stand, walk, or run.