Definition of palp. Meaning of palp. Synonyms of palp

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Definition of palp

Palp
Palp Palp, n. [Cf. F. palpe. See Palpable.] (Zo["o]l.) Same as Palpus.
palp
Palpus Pal"pus, n.; pl. Palpi. [NL. See Palp.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.

Meaning of palp from wikipedia

- Pedipalps (commonly shortened to palps or palpi) are the secondary pair of forward appendages among chelicerates – a group of arthropods including spiders...
- Alpine Airstrip (ICAO: PALP, FAA LID: AK15) is a private-use airport located 53 nautical miles (98 km) west of the central business district of Deadhorse...
- segment (coxa) and a palp (sensory feeler) consisting of all other segments. In some groups, such as the Branchiopoda, the palp is reduced or absent....
- genus Tidarren am****te one of their palps before maturation and enter adult life with one palp only. The palps are 20% of the male's body m**** in this...
- the double-walled sensilla on both palps probably serve as long-range odour sensors. The maxillary and labial palps show ****ual dimorphism which suggests...
- remarkable by its male am****ting one of its palps before maturation and entering his adult life with one palp only. It adopts exceptional co****tory behaviour:...
- fly can usually be identified as a member of Tipulidae by its maxillary palps, which is the pair appendages that hang down from the front of its head...
- suctorial, though they are sometimes reduced; the maxillae always bear palps. The antennae usually have 11 or fewer segments, except in some groups like...
- females, and they am****te one of their palps before maturation, entering their adult life with only one palp. Though it is uncertain why they do this...
- host flowers, collect the pollen into a ball using specialized maxillary palps, then move to the apex of the pistil, where pollen is deposited on the stigma...