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Larvae limb
Answer for the clue "Larvae limb ", 6 letters:
proleg
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n. (context entomology English) An appendage of the abdomen of some insect larvae, such as caterpillars, which is used like a leg.
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A proleg is a small, fleshy, stub structure found on the ventral surface of the abdomen of most larval forms of insects of the order Lepidoptera , though they can also be found on other larval insects such as sawflies and a few types of flies . In all the ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Proleg \Pro"leg\, n. [Pref. pro- for, in place of + leg.] (Zo["o]l.) 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 ...
Usage examples of proleg.
It pulled its rear up in a great arch, vised its prolegs into the hard earth, took the weight of its forebody, and with a flail lifted it, straightening the tube of bodiness, the humanish torso high at the end of outstretched grub physiognomy that batted uncertainly at the air, then onto the spongy caterpillar forelegs.