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单词 proleg
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proleg

[ proh-leg ]
/ ˈproʊˌlɛg /

noun

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

Origin of proleg

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

Words nearby proleg

prolapse of uterus, prolapsus, prolate, prolation, prole, proleg, prolegomenon, prolegomenous, prolepsis, proletarian, proletarianism
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Example sentences from the Web for proleg

  • These claws, which sometimes amount to nearly a hundred on one proleg, are alternately longer and shorter.

    An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. II (of 4)|William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for proleg

proleg
/ (ˈprəʊˌlɛɡ) /

noun

any of the short paired unjointed appendages on each abdominal segment of a caterpillar and any of certain other insect larvae

Word Origin for proleg

C19: from pro- 1 + leg
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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