walking leg
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A pereiopod that does not carry a chela. In the Nephropidae, the first three pereiopods are chelipeds, the last two are walking legs. The main function of the walking legs is locomotion, while that of chelipeds is feeding.

Alternative form for walking leg : walking legs.

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