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/proh"leg'/, n.one of the abdominal ambulatory processes of caterpillars and other larvae, as distinct from the true or thoracic legs.[1810-20; PRO-1 + LEG]
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Proleg — Pro leg, n. [Pref. pro for, in place of + leg.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the fleshy legs found on the abdominal segments of the larv[ae] of Lepidoptera, sawflies, and some other insects. Those of Lepidoptera have a circle of hooks. Called also {proped} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
proleg — [prō′leg΄] n. [ PRO 1 + LEG] any of the stubby limbs attached to the abdomen of certain insect larvae … English World dictionary
proleg — noun Date: 1816 a fleshy leg that occurs on an abdominal segment of some insect larvae but not in the adult … New Collegiate Dictionary
Proleg — Prolegs are the fleshy, stubby little structures found on the ventral surface of the abdomen of most larval forms of insects of the Order Lepidoptera, though they can also be found on other larval insects such as sawflies and a few types of flies … Wikipedia
proleg — noun An appendage of the abdomen of some insect larvae, such as caterpillars, which is used like a leg … Wiktionary
pròleg — prò|leg Mot Pla Nom masculí … Diccionari Català-Català
proleg — prəʊleg n. limb of a caterpillar or other larva which resembles a leg … English contemporary dictionary
PROLEG — prolegatus … Abbreviations in Latin Inscriptions
proleg — noun Entomology a fleshy abdominal limb of a caterpillar or similar insect larva … English new terms dictionary
proleg — pro·leg … English syllables
