proleg
[ proh-leg ]
noun
one of the abdominal ambulatory processes of caterpillars and other larvae, as distinct from the true or thoracic legs.
Origin of proleg
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How to use proleg in a sentence
These claws, which sometimes amount to nearly a hundred on one proleg, are alternately longer and shorter.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. II (of 4) | William Kirby
British Dictionary definitions for proleg
proleg
/ (ˈprəʊˌlɛɡ) /
noun
any of the short paired unjointed appendages on each abdominal segment of a caterpillar and any of certain other insect larvae
Origin of proleg
1C19: from pro- 1 + leg
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