leglike

leglike
Resembling a leg or some aspect of one.

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  • leglike — adjective resembling or functioning like a leg leglike appendages • Similar to: ↑legged * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : like a leg especially in action or function …   Useful english dictionary

  • crus — 1. SYN: leg. 2. Any anatomical structure resembling a leg; usually (in the plural) a pair of diverging bands or elongated masses. SEE ALSO: limb. [L.] ampullary crura of semicircular ducts SYN: ampullary membranous limbs of semicircular ducts,… …   Medical dictionary

  • arachnid — arachnidan /euh rak ni deuhn/, adj., n. /euh rak nid/, n. 1. any wingless, carnivorous arthropod of the class Arachnida, including spiders, scorpions, mites, ticks, and daddy longlegs, having a body divided into two parts, the cephalothorax and… …   Universalium

  • spider — spiderless, adj. spiderlike, adj. /spuy deuhr/, n. 1. any of numerous predaceous arachnids of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs that serve as nests and as traps for prey. 2. (loosely) any of various other arachnids resembling or… …   Universalium

  • Araneina — A*ra ne*i na ([.a]*r[=a] n[ e]*[imac] n[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. aranea spider.] (Zo[ o]l.) The order of Arachnida that includes the spiders. [1913 Webster] Note: They have mandibles, modified as poison fangs, leglike palpi, simple eyes, abdomen …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cirrhus — Cirrus Cir rus, n.; pl. {Cirri}. [L., lock, curl, ringlet.] [Also written {cirrhus}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A tendril or clasper. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A soft tactile appendage of the mantle of many Mollusca, and of the parapodia of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cirri — Cirrus Cir rus, n.; pl. {Cirri}. [L., lock, curl, ringlet.] [Also written {cirrhus}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A tendril or clasper. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A soft tactile appendage of the mantle of many Mollusca, and of the parapodia of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cirrus — Cir rus, n.; pl. {Cirri}. [L., lock, curl, ringlet.] [Also written {cirrhus}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A tendril or clasper. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A soft tactile appendage of the mantle of many Mollusca, and of the parapodia of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gastrula — Stomapoda Sto*map o*da, n. pl. [NL. See {Stoma}, and { poda}.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of Crustacea including the squillas. The maxillipeds are leglike in form, and the large claws are comblike. They have a large and elongated abdomen, which contains …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gnathopodite — Gna*thop o*dite, n. (Zo[ o]l,) Any leglike appendage of a crustacean, when modified wholly, or in part, to serve as a jaw, esp. one of the maxillipeds. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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