PALPI

Noun

palpi

plural of palpus

Anagrams

• pipal

Source: Wiktionary


Pal"pi, n.,

Definition: pl. of Palpus. (Zoöl.) See Palpus.

PALPUS

Pal"pus, n.; pl. Palpi. Etym: [NL. See Palp.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A feeler; especially, one of the jointed sense organs attached to the mouth organs of insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and annelids; as, the mandibular palpi, maxillary palpi, and labial palpi. The palpi of male spiders serve as sexual organs. Called also palp. See Illust. of Arthrogastra and Orthoptera.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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