proped Entom. rare.
(ˈprəʊpɛd)
[ad. mod.L. prōpēs, pl. prōpedēs, f. pro-1 4 + pēs, ped-em foot.]
= pro-leg. Hence ˈpropedal a., of or pertaining to the pro-legs.
| [1816 Propedes: see pro-leg.] 1842 Brande Dict. Sci. etc., Propeds, Propedes, the name given by Kirby to the soft, fleshy, inarticulate, pediform appendages of certain larvæ, placed behind the true feet, and disappearing in the mature insects. |