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.
Standard kanji spelling for this zoological term.
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.