n. [ Pref. pro- for, in place of + leg. ] (Zool.) One of the fleshy legs found on the abdominal segments of the larvæ of Lepidoptera, sawflies, and some other insects. Those of Lepidoptera have a circle of hooks. Called also
n. [ L. prolegatus; pro for + legatus legate. ] (Rom. Hist.) The deputy or substitute for a legate. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of the nature of a prolegomenon; preliminary; introductory; prefatory. [ 1913 Webster ]
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