PEDIPALPI

Pedipalpi, order Pedipalpi, Uropygi, order Uropygi

(noun) whip scorpions

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

pedipalpi

plural of pedipalpus

Source: Wiktionary


Ped`i*pal"pi, n pl. Etym: [NL. See Pedipalpus.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A division of Arachnida, including the whip scorpions (Thelyphonus) and allied forms. Sometimes used in a wider sense to include also the true scorpions.

PEDIPALPUS

Ped`i*pal"pus, n.; pl. Pedipalpi. Etym: [NL. See Pes, and Palpus.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the second pair of mouth organs of arachnids. In some they are leglike, but in others, as the scorpion, they terminate in a claw.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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