palp
Americannoun
noun
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either of a pair of sensory appendages that arise from the mouthparts of crustaceans and insects
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either of a pair of tactile organs arising from the head or anterior end of certain annelids and molluscs
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A segmented organ extending from the mouthparts of arthropods, used for touch or taste.
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Also called palpus
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Origin of palp
C19: from French, from Latin palpus a touching
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The male palp alone can grow to around 5 cm, nearly four times longer than the front section of the body and almost as long as the spider's longest legs.
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
I had 103.7° fever, a blood pressure that was 80 over palp, and oxygen levels that were so low I required oxygen support at a level just below that achieved with mechanical ventilation.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2020
C, Maxill�: c1, palp; c2, galea; c3, lacinia; c4, stipes.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various
As an instance of this may be mentioned the mandibular palp of those Crustacea with zoaea larvae.
From Darwin and Modern Science by Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles)
D, Lower lip: d1, submentum; d2, mentum; d3, labial palp; d4, glossa; d5, paraglossa.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various
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