palpus Meaning, Definition & Usage

Pal"pus noun

Etymology

NL. See Palp.

Wordforms

plural Palpi

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) 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.