palpus
Americannoun
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palpi
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Etymology
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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It may be distinguished by the fact that the middle joint of each palpus is of uniform size from end to end instead of tapering toward its outer end.
From Butterflies Worth Knowing by Clarence M. Weed
Each short palpus has a large middle joint and a small joint at the tip.
From Butterflies Worth Knowing by Clarence M. Weed
Palpifer: any palpus-bearing part: specifically, a small sclerite hearing the maxillary palpus and itself articulated to the stipes.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
The labium in Japyx is four-lobed and bears a small two-jointed palpus.
From Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses by A. S. (Alpheus Spring) Packard
Palpiger: that sclerite of the labium to which the labial palpus is attached corresponds to the palpifer of the maxilla and has been used in the same general sense.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
The mosquito vibrates its wings with pleasure; the shmoo-like ant caresses the mosquito's proboscis with its palpi.
From Time Magazine Archive
Maxillary and labial palpi are also present, and the latter, together with the labrum or lower lip, form the rostrum.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various
The head, palpi, and thorax are margined with orange, less conspicuous in the female.
From Zoological Illustrations, Volume I or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by William Swainson
The rudimentary condition of the palpi is connected, as remarked under the Anelasma squalicola, with the absence of efficient cirri.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
The best-known family is the Hydrophilidae, in which the feelers are short with less than eleven segments and the maxillary palpi very long.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
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