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单词 palpiferous
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palpiferousadj.

Brit. /palˈpɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S. /pælˈpɪf(ə)rəs/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: palp n., -iferous comb. form.
Etymology: < palp n. + -iferous comb. form, after palpifer n. Compare French palpifère (1838). Compare earlier palpigerous adj.R. G. Mayne (see quot. 1857) gives a Latin form palpiferus.
Entomology. Now rare.
Having or bearing palps, esp. maxillary palps. Cf. palpigerous adj.
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palpigerous1821
palpiferous1857
1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Palpiferus,..palpiferous.
1890 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) Any insect which has palps is both palpiferous and palpigerous, but mouth-parts of insects are either palpiferous or palpigerous, according as they bear maxillary or labial palps.
1927–9 H. Wheeler Waverley Children's Dict. V. 3102/2 If the palps are on the maxillae, the outer lobe which bears them is termed a palpifer..and the insect's mouth parts are said to be palpiferous.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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