palpi

[ pal-pahy ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

The palpi of the male are in this species each provided with a spiral screw resembling the tendril of a vine.

The other two keep perfectly fresh and move their antennae and palpi at the touch of a straw.

The Phrynid are very peculiar looking animals, the anterior legs being very long and slender and the maxillary palpi very large.

The maxillary palpi vary in number, many having two on each maxilla and others only one.

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

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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