[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
PALPUS
Meaning of PALPUS in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012