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Webster 1913 Edition
Proleg
Pro′leg
,Noun.
[Pref.
pro-
for, in place of + leg
.] (Zool.)
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
. Definition 2024
proleg
proleg
See also: pròleg
English
Noun
proleg (plural prolegs)
- (entomology) An appendage of the abdomen of some insect larvae, such as caterpillars, which is used like a leg.