Category:Proleg

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

Defn: 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.