腹ふく脚きゃく

noun

abdominal leg; proleg; pleopod

Zoological term for a leg-like appendage on the abdomen of certain arthropods, especially insect larvae (proleg) and crustaceans (pleopod).

• チョウの幼よう虫ちゅうには腹ふく脚きゃくがある。

  Butterfly larvae have prolegs.

• エビの腹ふく脚きゃくは遊ゆう泳えいに使つかわれる。

  The pleopods of shrimp are used for swimming.