See Also: Proleg(medicine)
proleg(dictionary)

belibel (iou) and Proleg (medicine)


belibel (iou)



belibel verb trans. Infl. -ll-, *-l-. E17.
[from BE- 1 + LIBEL verb.]
Assail with libels; traduce, slander.

Proleg (medicine)


proleg
<zoology> One of the fleshy legs found on the abdominal segments of the larvae of Lepidoptera, sawflies, and some Other insects. Those of Lepidoptera have a circle of hooks.

Synonym: proped, propleg, and falseleg.

Origin: Pref. Pro- for, in place of + leg.

Source: Websters Dictionary