Definition of Palpus
Pal´pus
n.
1.
(Zool.)
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
.
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