PALPUS


Meaning of PALPUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpal-pəs ]

noun

( plural pal·pi -ˌpī, -(ˌ)pē)

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, caress, soft palm of the hand, from palpare

Date: 1813

: a segmented usually tactile or gustatory process on an arthropod mouthpart — see insect illustration

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