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n. pl. [L. pro, before; ON. leggr, leg](ARTHROPODA: Insecta)The fleshy abdominal legs of larvae; false legs.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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