PALPUS


Meaning of PALPUS in English

[pal.pus] n, pl pal.pi [NL, fr. L, caress, soft palm of the hand, fr. palpare] (1813): a segmented usu. tactile or gustatory process on an arthropod mouthpart--see insect illustration

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