PEDIPALP


Meaning of PEDIPALP in English

[ 'pɛdɪpalp , 'pi:dɪpalp ]

■ noun Zoology each of the second pair of appendages attached to the cephalothorax of most arachnids.

Origin

C19: from mod. L. ~i (plural), from L. pes , ped- 'foot' + palpus 'palp'.

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