Metaleg
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Either of the two hind legs on an insect.
"Likewise, in those insects where the metalegs are fitted for jumping, the prolegs and mesolegs are coordinated with the metalegs and fitted for walking"
Example
More examples"Likewise, in those insects where the metalegs are fitted for jumping, the prolegs and mesolegs are coordinated with the metalegs and fitted for walking"
Etymology
From meta- + leg.
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