palpi

[ pal-pahy ]

/ ˈpæl paɪ /

noun

plural of palpus.

RELATED WORDS

antenna, hand, tentacle, finger, claw, whisker, barbel, vibrissa, palp

Nearby words

palpebral, palpebral artery, palpebral fissure, palpebrate, palpebronasal fold, palpi, palpitant, palpitate, palpitation, palpus, palsa

Definition for palpi (2 of 2)

palpus

[ pal-puh s ]

/ ˈpæl pəs /

noun, plural pal·pi [pal-pahy] /ˈpæl paɪ/.

an appendage attached to an oral part and serving as an organ of sense in insects, crustaceans, etc.

Origin of palpus

1805–15; < New Latin, special use of Latin palpus a stroking, caress, palm of the hand; akin to feel

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Examples from the Web for palpi

Male of Ibla Cumingii; labrum and palpi, as seen with the eye on a level with the summit of the mouth.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2)|Charles Darwin
Palpi, oval, outer and inner margins nearly alike, thickly clothed with spines.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2)|Charles Darwin
Palpi short, stout, obtuse, obliquely ascending; third joint very small.
Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3|Various
Palpi validi, breves obtusi, oblique ascendentes; articulus tertius minimus.
Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3|Various

The labium and maxillæ are like those of Clubiona and the palpi very slender.
The Common Spiders of the United States|James Henry Emerton