- 1. n. 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: opted
- 2. 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
- 3. A feeler; especially, one of the jointed sense organs attachedto the mouth organs of insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and annelids;as, the mandibular palpi, maxillary palpi, and labial palpi. Thepalpi of male spiders serve as sexual organs. Called also palp. SeeIllust. of Arthrogastra and Orthoptera. Source: adambom
- 4. n. 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: ecdict
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