PALPATOR

Etymology

Noun

palpator (plural palpators)

One who palpates.

A device for palpating.

(zoology, dated) One of a family of clavicorn beetles, including those which have very long maxillary palpi.

Source: Wiktionary


Pal*pa"tor, n. Etym: [L., a stroker.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of a family of clavicorn beetles, including those which have very long maxillary palpi.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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