Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PRO'LEGS
PRO-LE-GOM'E-NA-RYPRO-LEP'SIS, or PRO-LEP'SY
PRO'LEGS, n. [plur.]
- [1844] In entomology, the fleshy, pediform, and frequently retractile organs, which assist various larvæ in their movements.
- [1841] In entomology, forelegs.
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