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Proleg
CIDE DICTIONARY
Proleg, n. [Pref. pro- for, in place of + leg.].
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 . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Proleg, n. a fleshy abdominal limb of a caterpillar or other larva.
Etymology
PRO-(1) + LEG
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