Prop"leg` (?), n. [So called because it props up or supports the body.]
(Zoˆl.) Same as Proleg.
Pro*po"di*al (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the propodialia, or
the parts of the limbs to which they belong.
||Pro*po`di*a"le (?), n.; pl. Propodialia. (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?;
||before + &?;, dim. of &?;, &?;, foot.] (Anat.) The bone of either the
||upper arm or the thing, the propodialia being the humerus and femur.
Prop"o*dite (?), n. [Pref. pro- + Gr. &?;, &?;, foot.] (Zoˆl.) The
sixth joint of a typical leg of a crustacean; usually, the penultimate
joint.
||Pro*po"di*um (?), n.; pl. Propodia (#). [NL. See Propodiale.] (Zoˆl.)
||(a) The anterior portion of the foot of a mollusk. (b) The segment
||which forms the posterior part of the thorax of a hymenopterous
||insect. [Written also propodeum.]
Pro"po*lis (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;; &?; before + &?; city.] Same as
Bee glue, under Bee.
Pro*pone" (?), v. t. [L. proponere to propose. See Propound.] To
propose; to bring forward.
Pro*po"nent (?), a. [L. proponens, p. pr.] Making proposals; proposing.
Pro*po"nent, n.