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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
Proleg, prō′leg, n. one of the abdominal limbs of the larv� of insects.
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Manhattan Boutique Owner Jimmi York credits the craze to anti-midi, proleg passion.
On the spreading of the Doric dialect in Sicily see Castelli Proleg. p.
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The larvae of Elateridae are elongate, worm-like grubs, with narrow bodies, very firm cuticle, short legs, and a distinct anal proleg.
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Apocrypha, 1853, Proleg. p. lvi.16.Pp.
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