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Definition of Prolegs
1. proleg [n] - See also: proleg
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prolegs
Literary usage of Prolegs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to Entomology by John Henry Comstock (1920)
"The prolegs of larvae.—-The question whether the prolegs of larvae represent true
appendages or are merely hypodermal outgrowths has been much discussed. ..."
2. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1897)
"prolegs, normally present in Lepidopterous larvae upon abdominal segments 3, 4, 5,
... No fully-developed prolegs are found on segments 3 and 4 of ..."
3. A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera: A Text-book for Students and by James William Tutt (1904)
"The anal segment, anal prolegs, and ventral prolegs are covered with short ...
The black hooks of the legs and prolegs are sufficiently strong to tear the ..."
4. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1867)
"These prolegs are usually sixteen in number, and attached in pairs to the abdominal
segments; in some there are but fourteen, and in others only twelve ..."
5. An Introduction to Entomology: Or Elements of the Natural History of Insects by William Kirby, William Spence (1826)
"The case-worms (Trichoptera K.) and some others, have two prolegs at the anus,
each furnished with a single claw b. ii. The prolegs deprived of claws are ..."
6. An Introduction to Entomology: Or Elements of the Natural History of Insects by William Kirby, William Spence (1826)
"prolegs that are unnaturally long, and elevate the animal. PLATE XXIII. FIG. ...
When stilt prolegs unite so as to form only one leg bifid at its apex. ..."
7. An Introduction to Entomology: Or, Elements of the Natural History of by William Kirby, William Spence (1843)
"Thus they can lay stronger hold of the plane of position.1 The number of these
prolegs varies in different species and families. In the numerous tribes of ..."
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