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单词 proped
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propedn.

Brit. /ˈprəʊpɛd/, U.S. /ˈproʊˌpɛd/
Inflections: Plural propedes, propeds.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin proped-, propes.
Etymology: < scientific Latin proped-, propes proleg (see quot. 1817) < classical Latin pro- pro- prefix1 + pēd- , pēs foot (see -ped comb. form). Compare earlier proleg n.
Entomology. rare.
= proleg n.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > eggs or young > [noun] > young or development of young > larva > parts of > fleshy abdominal limb
proleg1817
abdominal leg1819
proped1842
1817 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. II. xxii. 288 Since..they are temporary,..merely used as..props to hinder its long body..from trailing on the ground..I shall therefore call them prolegs (propedes).]
1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 991/2 Propeds, Propedes, the name given by Kirby to the soft, fleshy, inarticulate, pediform appendages of certain larvæ, placed behind the true feet, and disappearing in the mature insects.
1939 Trans. Amer. Microsc. Soc. 58 328 The..larva is legless, unless a pair of chitinized ridges on the venter of the 10th abdominal segment be regarded as the anal propedes.
1993 Acta Entomologica Sinica 36 486 End tooth of propedes not sticking out... Lateral margin of propedes wave shap[e].

Derivatives

propedal adj. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1890 Cent. Dict. Propedal, of the nature of or pertaining to a proped.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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