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[ pal-puhs ] / ˈpæl pəs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR palpus ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural pal·pi [pal-pahy]. /ˈpæl paɪ/. an appendage attached to an oral part and serving as an organ of sense in insects, crustaceans, etc. Origin of palpus1805–15; <New Latin, special use of Latin palpus a stroking, caress, palm of the hand; akin to feel Words nearby palpuspalpebronasal fold, palpi, palpitant, palpitate, palpitation, palpus, palsa, palsgrave, palsgravine, palsied, palstave Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for palpusThe mouth-parts in this genus are much as in Tomocerus, the maxillæ ending in a lacinia and palpus. Our Common Insects|Alpheus Spring Packard In x-notata (fig. 435) the palpus is as long as the cephalothorax, and the tarsus and palpal organ small and round. The Common Spiders of the United States|James Henry Emerton The palpus, too, on this side was turned back to correspond to the direction of the legs nearest it. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis Near the root or base of the mandibles on each side is a jointed feeler, or palpus; but spiders have no antenn. An Elementary Text-book of the Microscope|John William Griffith
Words related to palpusantenna, hand, tentacle, finger, claw, whisker, barbel, vibrissa, palp |