PEDIPALP


Meaning of PEDIPALP in English

— pedipalpal, pedipalpate /ped'euh pal"payt/ , adj.

/ped"euh palp'/ , n.

1. (in arachnids) one member of the usually longer pair of appendages immediately behind the chelicerae.

2. any member of the arachnid order Pedipalpida.

[ 1820-30; Pedipalpus. See PEDI-, PALP ]

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