-ˈhe(ə)rpst
Usage: usually capitalized H
Etymology: translation of German herbstsches körperchen, after Ernst F. Herbst died 1893 German physician
: any of certain tactile organs found in birds related to Pacinian corpuscles
-ˈhe(ə)rpst
Usage: usually capitalized H
Etymology: translation of German herbstsches körperchen, after Ernst F. Herbst died 1893 German physician
: any of certain tactile organs found in birds related to Pacinian corpuscles
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012