interleg

English

Etymology

From inter- +‎ leg.

Adjective

interleg (not comparable)

1. That acts or occurs between legs.
   • 1985, F. Clarac, “Stepping reflexes and the sensory control of walking in Crustacea”, in W.J.P. Barnes, M.H. Gladden, editors, Feedback and Motor Control in Invertebrates and Vertebrates, Croom Helm, →ISBN, page 395:

     In the rock lobster, back legs impose their rhythm on the legs in front, presumably because anteriorly directed interleg effects are more powerful than posteriorly directed ones.

   • 2007 [1995], W. T. Chase, “Chinese Bronzes: Casting, Finishing, Patination, and Corrosion”, in David A. Scott, Jerry Podany, Brian B. Considine, editors, Ancient & Historic Metals: Conservation and Scientific Research, The Getty Conservation Institute, →ISBN, page 88:

     Diagram of mold for casting a fang ding. The four outer mold pieces surround the model; above the model is the inner core, and below the model is the interleg core piece.

Anagrams

• gentlier, green-lit, greenlit, treeling