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Definition of abdominal leg in English:

abdominal leg

noun

  • 1Zoology
    (In various invertebrates) a leg attached to the abdomen.

  • 2Zoology Entomology
    A fleshy appendage of an abdominal segment of a caterpillar or other insect larva.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in George Samouelle (d. 1846).