palpi
Americannoun
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The mosquito vibrates its wings with pleasure; the shmoo-like ant caresses the mosquito's proboscis with its palpi.
From Time Magazine Archive
It has a strange appearance due to the angular outline of both front and hind wings and the long palpi which project forward from the head in a way to attract attention.
From Butterflies Worth Knowing by Weed, Clarence M.
The Phrynidæ are very peculiar looking animals, the anterior legs being very long and slender and the maxillary palpi very large.
From Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects by Riley, C. V.
This kind of pupa is called obtected. 2d, Brachocera, or those with short antennæ, not having more than three distinct joints, and palpi with one or two joints.
From Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects by Riley, C. V.
Structure of a Hexapod A, Head: a, antenn�; b, compound eyes; c, occiput; d, ocelli; e, palpi.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various
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