proleg

[proh-leg]

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noun

one of the abdominal ambulatory processes of caterpillars and other larvae, as distinct from the true or thoracic legs.

proleg

/ ˈ��əʊˌ��ɛɡ /

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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Origin of proleg¹

First recorded in 1810–20; pro- ¹ + leg

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Origin of proleg¹

C19: from _pro- ¹ + _leg

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Examples have not been reviewed.

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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