animal leg

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animal leg - the leg of an animal

quadruped - an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking

biped - an animal with two feet

cannon, shank - lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals

leg - a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion

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"An animal leg is shaped like a column because it facilitates the flow of stresses between two points - like the foot and hip joint, or paw and shoulder.