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
Just below the eyes there are two hairy projections, called the palpi, between which is the coiled tongue or sucking tube.
From Butterflies Worth Knowing by Weed, Clarence M.
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
The spider, below, went leisurely from one place to another, investigating each new missile with its palpi, then leaving them, as they appeared lifeless and undesirable prey.
From The Mad Planet by Leinster, Murray
As with the other moths of the family, its labial palpi are very long.
From Butterflies and Moths (British) by Furneaux, William S.
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