palp

[ palp ]

/ pælp /

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noun

a palpus.

Words nearby palp

Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Palos Verdes Estates, Palouse, paloverde, palp, palpable, palpal, palpate, palpatory percussion, palpebra

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Example sentences from the Web for palp

This form is retained, with little alteration in some adult Copepoda, where the biramous “palp” still aids in locomotion.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7|Various
A palp sprouts on the mandible and the median eye disappears.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
A second ramus, the “exopodite,” often is also retained in the form of a palp or feeler.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6|Various
In bugs and aphids the lacinia is a slender needle-like piercer (fig. 2, III), while the palp is wanting.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4|Various

Behind this jaw is a short leg, formed like a walking leg, and known as the 'palp.'
Chatterbox, 1905.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for palp

palp

palpus (ˈpælpəs)

/ (pælp) /

noun plural palps or palpi (ˈpælpaɪ)

either of a pair of sensory appendages that arise from the mouthparts of crustaceans and insects

either of a pair of tactile organs arising from the head or anterior end of certain annelids and molluscs

Derived forms of palp

palpal, adjective

Word Origin for palp

C19: from French, from Latin palpus a touching

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Scientific definitions for palp

palp

[ pălp ]

A segmented organ extending from the mouthparts of arthropods, used for touch or taste. Also called palpus

单词	palp
释义	palp [ palp ] / pælp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR palp ON THESAURUS.COM noun a palpus. Words nearby palp Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Palos Verdes Estates, Palouse, paloverde, palp, palpable, palpal, palpate, palpatory percussion, palpebra Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for palp This form is retained, with little alteration in some adult Copepoda, where the biramous “palp” still aids in locomotion. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7\|Various A palp sprouts on the mandible and the median eye disappears. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour A second ramus, the “exopodite,” often is also retained in the form of a palp or feeler. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6\|Various In bugs and aphids the lacinia is a slender needle-like piercer (fig. 2, III), while the palp is wanting. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4\|Various Behind this jaw is a short leg, formed like a walking leg, and known as the 'palp.' Chatterbox, 1905.\|Various British Dictionary definitions for palp palp palpus (ˈpælpəs) / (pælp) / noun plural palps or palpi (ˈpælpaɪ) either of a pair of sensory appendages that arise from the mouthparts of crustaceans and insects either of a pair of tactile organs arising from the head or anterior end of certain annelids and molluscs Derived forms of palp palpal, adjective Word Origin for palp C19: from French, from Latin palpus a touching Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to palp antenna, hand, tentacle, finger, claw, whisker, barbel, vibrissa, palpus Scientific definitions for palp palp [ pălp ] A segmented organ extending from the mouthparts of arthropods, used for touch or taste. Also called palpus The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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palp

noun

Words nearby palp

Example sentences from the Web for palp

British Dictionary definitions for palp

palpus (ˈpælpəs)

noun plural palps or palpi (ˈpælpaɪ)

Derived forms of palp

Word Origin for palp

Words related to palp

Scientific definitions for palp