PEDIPALPUS


Meaning of PEDIPALPUS in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷pəs noun

( plural pedipal·pi -ˌpī)

Etymology: New Latin, from ped- (I) + palpus

: one of the second pair of appendages of an arachnid that lie on each side of the mouth and are variously developed in the different orders, that in spiders are small and resemble legs, in the scorpions are the largest appendages and end in pincers, and in the solpugids are long and resemble the four pairs of walking legs

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