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metalegs

metalegs is the plural of metaleg.

Meaning of metaleg

Noun

metaleg (plural metalegs)

  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 walking1923, Alexander Dyer MacGillivray, External Insect Anatomy

Questions about metalegs

What is metalegs the plural of?
Metalegs is the plural of metaleg.

Words near metalegs in the dictionary

  1. metalearners
  2. metalearning
  3. metaled
  4. metaleg
  5. metalegal
  6. metalegs
  7. metalens
  8. metalenses
  9. metalepses
  10. metalepsis
  11. metalepsy

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