midleg

[ noun mid-leg; adverb mid-leg ]

noun
  1. the middle part of the leg.

  2. one of the second pair of legs of an insect.

adverb
  1. at the middle of the leg.

Origin of midleg

1
First recorded in 1580–90; mid- + leg

Words Nearby midleg

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How to use midleg in a sentence

  • Its egg was attached to the coxa of the midleg of the cockroach.

  • Rude sandals, strapped as high as the midleg with shreds cut from his cloak, completed the primitive costume of the barbarian.

    Calavar | Robert Montgomery Bird
  • They had to climb a mountain with snow to the midleg, which increased their painful toil.

    Astoria | Washington Irving