palpus

Noun

Meaning

A feeler; especially, one of the jointed sense organs attached to the mouth organs of insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and annelids; as, the mandibular palpi, maxillary palpi, and labial palpi. The palpi of male spiders serve as sexual organs. Called also palp. See Illust. of Arthrogastra and Orthoptera.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

paw hand barbel organ antenna finger probe detector claw appendage whisker receptor tentacle perceiver feeler
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Derivatives

palpi

Close letter words and terms

palpophore palpostyle palprbrate PALS pals battalion palsa