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proleg
[ proh-leg ]
noun
- one of the abdominal ambulatory processes of caterpillars and other larvae, as distinct from the true or thoracic legs.
proleg
/ ˈprəʊˌlɛɡ /
noun
- any of the short paired unjointed appendages on each abdominal segment of a caterpillar and any of certain other insect larvae
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Word History and Origins
Origin of proleg1
C19: from pro- 1+ leg
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Example Sentences
These claws, which sometimes amount to nearly a hundred on one proleg, are alternately longer and shorter.
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