PROLEG

Etymology

Noun

proleg (plural prolegs)

(entomology) An appendage of the abdomen of some insect larvae, such as caterpillars, which is used like a leg.

Anagrams

• Prelog

Source: Wiktionary


Pro"leg, n. Etym: [Pref. pro- for, in place of + leg.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the fleshy legs found on the abdominal segments of the larvæ of Lepidoptera, sawflies, and some other insects. Those of Lepidoptera have a circle of hooks. Called also proped, propleg, and falseleg.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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