limbs
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Measuring between 6-7 inches from head to tail, Tamirkhan had unusually elongated hind limbs that gave it an appearance somewhat like a rabbit.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
Also known as grabblers or hand-fishermen, noodlers use their own bare limbs as bait to catch enormous flathead catfish lurking in Southern and Midwestern rivers, creeks, and lakes.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Liam's riff on Mick Jagger's creaking limbs is worth the price of admission alone.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
His injuries earned him the nickname Gacaamey—roughly translated as one-armed—despite his having both limbs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Woo flies the highest and the farthest, but he uses his nimble limbs to catch a tree branch and break his fall.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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