propleg

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propleg - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Proleg \Pro"leg\, n. [Pref. pro- for, in place of + leg.]
     (Zool.)
     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, propleg, and falseleg.
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  Propleg \Prop"leg`\, n. [So called because it props up or
     supports the body.] (Zool.)
     Same as Proleg.
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