pro·leg (pr  l g )n. One of the stubby limbs on the abdominal segments of caterpillars and certain other insect larvae. |
proleg [ˈprəʊˌlɛg]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any of the short paired unjointed appendages on each abdominal segment of a caterpillar and any of certain other insect larvae
[from pro-1 + leg]
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