palpi

[ pal-pahy ]

/ ˈpæl paɪ /

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noun

plural of palpus.

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The palpi of the male are in this species each provided with a spiral screw resembling the tendril of a vine.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
The other two keep perfectly fresh and move their antennae and palpi at the touch of a straw.
More Hunting Wasps|J. Henri Fabre
The Phrynid are very peculiar looking animals, the anterior legs being very long and slender and the maxillary palpi very large.
Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects|C. V. Riley
The maxillary palpi vary in number, many having two on each maxilla and others only one.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby

The lower lip and the jaws carry on the outside certain appendages or filaments which have received the name of palpi.
The Insect World|Louis Figuier

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