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limb

noun [C]
 
 
/lɪm/

Definition

an arm or leg of a person or animal, or a large branch of a tree: The accident victims mostly had injuries to their lower limbs (= legs). an artificial limbThe legThe armParts of plantsThe legs and feet of non-human animals
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