prolegn.

Brit.

/ˈprəʊlɛɡ/, U.S.

/ˈproʊˌlɛɡ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pro- prefix¹, leg n.

Etymology: < pro- prefix¹ + leg n.Probably partly influenced by pro- prefix².

Entomology.

Any of the fleshy appendages or tubercles of the larvae of some insects (e.g. on the abdominal segments of caterpillars) serving as legs but distinct from the true, thoracic legs.

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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).

?1839 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 1 No. 7. 202 It also possesses two fleshy tubercles or pro-legs.

1874 J. Lubbock Orig. & Metamorphoses Insects i. 7 Larvæ..very much like caterpillars, having 3 pairs of legs, and..abdominal pro-legs as well.

1916 Biol. Bull. 30 369 Caterpillars dead from wilt are usually found on some elevated place hanging by their prolegs.

1954 R. E. Coker Streams, Lakes, Ponds viii. 109 [In Simulium] a pair of prolegs (unjointed larval legs) at each end of the larval body is modified to form a strong sucker.

2002 S. J. Gould Struct. Evolutionary Theory x. 1165 Lepidopteran larvae develop prolegs on their abdominal segments.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	proleg
释义	prolegn. Brit. /ˈprəʊlɛɡ/, U.S. /ˈproʊˌlɛɡ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pro- prefix¹, leg n. Etymology: < pro- prefix¹ + leg n.Probably partly influenced by pro- prefix². Entomology. Any of the fleshy appendages or tubercles of the larvae of some insects (e.g. on the abdominal segments of caterpillars) serving as legs but distinct from the true, thoracic legs. ΘΚΠ 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). ?1839 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 1 No. 7. 202 It also possesses two fleshy tubercles or pro-legs. 1874 J. Lubbock Orig. & Metamorphoses Insects i. 7 Larvæ..very much like caterpillars, having 3 pairs of legs, and..abdominal pro-legs as well. 1916 Biol. Bull. 30 369 Caterpillars dead from wilt are usually found on some elevated place hanging by their prolegs. 1954 R. E. Coker Streams, Lakes, Ponds viii. 109 [In Simulium] a pair of prolegs (unjointed larval legs) at each end of the larval body is modified to form a strong sucker. 2002 S. J. Gould Struct. Evolutionary Theory x. 1165 Lepidopteran larvae develop prolegs on their abdominal segments. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1817
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