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proleg

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-leg
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An appendage of the abdomen of some insect larvae, such as caterpillars, which is used like a leg.

Etymology

From pro- + leg.

Inflected Forms

prolegs (plural)

Questions

What does proleg mean?
An appendage of the abdomen of some insect larvae, such as caterpillars, which is used like a leg.
Where does proleg come from?
From pro- + leg.

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