also: ふっきゃく
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).
チョウの幼虫には腹脚がある。
Butterfly larvae have prolegs.
エビの腹脚は遊泳に使われる。
The pleopods of shrimp are used for swimming.
Refers to thoracic legs (pereiopods) of crustaceans, as opposed to abdominal appendages.
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.