- plural of palpus.
palpi
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
The palpi are jointed—usually in three parts—are covered with scales, and often furnished with hairs or bristles.
From Butterflies and Moths (British) by William S. Furneaux
The maxillary palpi are four-jointed, the labial palpi three-jointed.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. by Various
The false scorpions, Chermetidæ, may at once be recognized by their large maxillary palpi, resembling the maxillæ of the true scorpion.
From Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects by C. V. Riley
Wings diluted yellow or fulvous; anterior with a black border and central dot, which beneath is ferrugineous; posterior beneath, each with two unequal snowy spots; palpi lengthened.—Female.
From Zoological Illustrations, Volume I or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by William Swainson
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