How to use proleg in a sentence
But the greatest number of prolegs is to be found in the Brazil subcortical larva lately mentioned.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) | William KirbyDoubtless these may be regarded as a kind of prolegs, which enable the animal to push itself along between the bark and the wood.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) | William KirbyThe dorsal prolegs of a species of Cynips described by Reaumur have been before noticed.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) | William KirbyClaws nearly similar are found on the prolegs of some Dipterous larv, but not in any of those of the other orders.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) | William KirbyThe head and legs are chocolate brown, the prolegs reddish, and the first segment edged with pinkish color.
British Dictionary definitions for proleg
/ (ˈprəʊˌlɛɡ) /
any of the short paired unjointed appendages on each abdominal segment of a caterpillar and any of certain other insect larvae
Origin of proleg
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