also: ふっきゃく
abdominal leg; proleg; pleopod
Zoological term for a leg-like appendage on the abdomen of certain arthropods, especially insect larvae (proleg) and crustaceans (pleopod).
Butterfly larvae have prolegs.
The pleopods of shrimp are used for swimming.
Alternate reading; less common than ふくきゃく.
Compound of 腹 (abdomen) and 脚 (leg). The reading ふくきゃく is the standard on'yomi combination; ふっきゃく is a variant with gemination.