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单词 palpus
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palpus


pal·pus

P0033000 (păl′pəs)n. pl. pal·pi (-pī) See palp.
[Latin, a toweling, the soft palm of the hand; see palp.]

pal•pus

(ˈpæl pəs)

n., pl. -pi (-pī). an appendage attached to an oral part and serving as an organ of sense in insects, crustaceans, etc. [1805–15; < New Latin; Latin palpus or palpum palm of the hand] palp′al, adj.

Palpus


palpus

[′pal·pəs] (invertebrate zoology) A process on a mouthpart of an arthropod that has a tactile or gustatory function. Any similar process on other invertebrates.

Palpus

 

a segmented appendage of the jaws (mandibles and first and second maxillae) in crustaceans, myriapods, and insects, equipped with various sense organs (tactile organs and chemore-ceptors). The palpi are well developed and completely represented in crustaceans; in myriapods and insects there are no palpi on the mandibles. In many insects, especially those with a sucking-type mouth apparatus, the palpi are reduced.

palpus


palpus

(păl′pəs)n. pl. pal·pi (-pī) See palp.
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