Definitions for proleg

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proleg pro·leg

Spelling: [proh-leg]

IPA: /ˈproʊˌlɛg/

Proleg is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 110 anagrams from letters in proleg (eglopr).

Definitions for proleg

noun

1. one of the abdominal ambulatory processes of caterpillars and other larvae, as distinct from the true or thoracic legs.

Origin of proleg

First recorded in 1810-20; pro-¹ + leg

Examples for proleg

These claws, which sometimes amount to nearly a hundred on one proleg, are alternately longer and shorter.