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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.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of midleg1

First recorded in 1580–90; mid- + leg
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Example Sentences

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.

They had to climb a mountain with snow to the midleg, which increased their painful toil.

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