palpi
Americannoun
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The dark brown insects are recognizable by long palpi, tasting organs, which are almost the same length as its proboscis, or mouthparts.
From New York Times
Palpi breves, graciles, haud prominentes, articulo ultimo nudo, obliqu� verticales.
From Project Gutenberg
Palpi short, slender, not projecting beyond the front, the last joint naked, obliquely vertical.
From Project Gutenberg
Palpi porrecti, compressi, vix recurvi, remoti, pilis ciliatis, longis, hirsutissimi; articulo ultimo elongato, nudo, gracili, acuto.
From Project Gutenberg
The blue-green on the upper surface of the wings is very resplendent and changeable, and the palpi and thorax beneath are covered with numerous whitish spots.
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